Bad

68 words & definitions

hooey
Nonsense, foolish, and wrong (noun)
crappy
Of extremely poor quality (adjective)
cruddy
Covered, encrusted, or saturated with dirt, grease, or other objectionable substance; filthy; It can also describe someone feeling unwell or unhappy. (adjective)
crummy
Dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality (adjective)
dismal
Depressing; dreary (adjective)
tacky
In bad taste (adjective)
vile
Extremely unpleasant (adjective)
calamity
An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster. (noun)
blight
A plant disease, especially one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts (noun)
grim
Forbidding or uninviting (adjective)
woe
Great sorrow or distress (noun)
scourge
A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering (noun)
bleak
(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements (adjective)
dire
(of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent (adjective)
stigma
A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person (noun)
quagmire
A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot (noun)
debacle
A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco (noun)
catastrophe
An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster (noun)
monstrosity
Something, especially a building, that is very large and is considered unsightly (noun)
nasty
Highly unpleasant, especially to the senses; physically nauseating (adjective)
cataclysm
A large-scale and violent event in the natural world (noun)
notorious
Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed (adjective)
gruesome
Causing horror, disgust, and shock - usually dealing with death or injury: (adjective)
atrocious
Horrifyingly wicked (adjective)
harsh
Cruel or severe (adjective)
abysmal
A deplorable, poor or inferior state. (adjective)
futile
Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless (adjective)
despicable
Deserving hatred and contempt (adjective)
horrendous
Extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible (adjective)
nefarious
An act or behaviour that is criminal, evil or wicked. (adjective)
ghastly
Causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre (adjective)
pathetic
Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness (adjective)
perverse
Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences (adjective)
travesty
A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something (noun)
unconscionable
Not right or reasonable (adjective)
rubbish
Waste material; refuse or litter (noun)
naughty
(especially of children) disobedient; badly behaved (adjective)
toxic
Containing or being something poisonous especially when capable of causing serious injury. (adjective)
morbid
To be too interested with unpleasant subjects, especially death (adjective)
barren
A land or a person that is incapable of growing anything or bearing fruit (adjective)
slum
A very poor and crowded area, especially of a city (noun)
purgatory
An extremely unpleasant place or experience that causes suffering (noun)
disgrace
To make people stop respecting you by doing something very bad (verb)
debris
Broken or torn pieces of something larger (noun)
crap
Something of extremely poor quality (noun)
taboo
A subject, word, or action that is avoided for religious or social reasons (adjective)
malevolent
Having a desire to do harm or evil to others. (adjective)
scandal
An event that is considered so wrong that it shocks people (noun)
adversity
A difficult situation or time in one's life (noun)
horrible
Very bad or unpleasant (adjective)
dreadful
Very bad or unpleasant (adjective)
disgrace
The reduced respect that is caused by doing something very bad (noun)
bitter
Feeling angry, hurt, or resentful due to a bad experience, or having a sharp, unpleasant taste (often the opposite of sweet). (adjective)
diabolical
Extremely evil or cruel; wicked. (adjective)
horrific
Causing extreme fear, shock, or disgust. (adjective)
intolerable
Causing great discomfort or distress; too extreme or severe to be endured; (adjective)
mobster
A member of an organized crime group, a gangster involved in illegal activities, such as drug trafficking, extortion, or racketeering. (noun)
no-no
Something that is not allowed or is strongly discouraged. (noun)
scandalous
Describing something that is morally or legally wrong and causes a great deal of gossip or anger in society. (adjective)
wicked
Morally bad or evil in character or actions. (adjective)
louse
A person or thing that causes trouble or harm; or a small, parasitic insect that feeds on the blood of animals, typically living in hair or fur. (noun)
promiscuous
Lacking discretion or selectivity, especially in choosing relationships or associates; mixing or combining things randomly. (adjective)
culpable
Deserving to be blamed or considered responsible and guilty for something bad that happened. (adjective)
illegitimate
Not conforming, accepted, or authorized according to known standards or rules. (adjective)
infamous
Well known for some bad quality or deed (adjective)
depraved
Morally bad or evil (adjective)
shameful
Disgraceful behavior that is worthy of blame and shame. (adjective)
inferior
Low in rank, status, imprtance, or quality. (adjective)