Bad

adjective

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Bad / Confused

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nebulous - Unclear, vague, or ill-defined — lacking definite form or limits.

His explanation was so nebulous that no one really understood what he meant.

noun

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Bad / Disgusting

muck - Dirt, grime or messy substance.

Harold was not impressed when he returned from the office, to find that his idea of parking under a shady tree had back-fired because the birds had covered his car in all kinds of disgusting muck.

verb

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Bad / Afraid

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panic - To feel or experience sudden, uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often leading to irrational actions.

People panicked when the emergency alarm sounded, running in all directions.

noun

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Bad / Disorganized

gobbledygook - Language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of abstruse technical terms; nonsense

For tourists who don't speak the native language, it can seem like a bunch of gobbledygook.

noun

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Bad / Angry

rancor - Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing

Tom and Jed always fought with each other because of their mutual rancor.

noun

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Bad / Dishonest

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mischief - Behavior that causes minor damage or annoyance, especially by children or animals.

Their son had a sparkle of mischief in his eyes when he ran to hide behind the curtains.

noun

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Bad / War

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coup - A sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power; or a clever and successful achievement.

The French Revolution in 1789 that deposed King Louis XVI and stomed the Bastille was a coup that not many people expected.

adjective

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Bad / Disgusting

hideous - Ugly or disgusting to look at

The Elephant Man was famous for being so hideous that he had to cover his face everywhere he went.

noun

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Bad / Old

hovel - A small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling

Almost hidden behind the foliage was a worn-down hovel that provided little more than a roof over somebody's head.

noun

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Bad / Small

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splinter - A small, sharp piece of material (like wood, glass, or metal) broken off from a larger object.

I got a splinter in my finger after touching the wooden fence.

verb

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Bad / Dangerous

doom - Condemn to certain destruction or death

Devon's father told him that unless he improved his grades, he was doomed to a lifetime of poorly paid jobs.

noun

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Bad / Small

remnant - A small part of something that remains after the rest of it is gone.

Every once in a while a group of people somewhere in the world claims that it a remnant of the ten lost tribes of Israel.