Bad

verb

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Bad / Aggressive

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forbid - To strongly oppose or reject something morally or culturally.

The teacher wished he could forbid students from using phones during class, because they're so distracting.

adjective

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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bothersome - Causing irritation or annoyance.

The teacher found it bothersome that the students were always looking at their cell phones in class.

verb

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Bad / Weak

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regress - To move backward in development or progress, often in a way that suggests deterioration or decline.

After making great strides in therapy, he seemed to regress emotionally after hearing the bad news.

adjective

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Bad / War

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bestial - Savage, brutal, or cruel in nature or behavior; relating to or resembling beasts; animal-like.

Genghiz Kahn channeled his warriors' bestial behavior to conquer most of Asia in the 13th century.

adjective

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Bad / Disorganized

tipsy - Slightly drunk

After consuming two beers in only 30 minutes, Jesse was feeling a bit tipsy.

noun

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flareup - A sudden outburst or intensification of something, especially violence or emotion.

There was a flareup of violence during the protest.

verb

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Bad / Attack

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wreck - To destroy of severely damage something.

The tornando wrecked everything in its path.

verb

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Bad / Uncomfortable

chafe - To be annoyed or lose patience because of rules or limits

Though Ted loved his father (and boss), he chafed under his father's strict supervision, and he was looking forward to the day when his father would retire so he could run the company himself.

verb

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Bad / Hurt

smother - To cover something completely

The robber smothered the lone occupant of the house with a pillow, in order to give him more time to find and steal the valuable jewels.

noun

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Bad / Hostile

snarl - An act or sound of snarling

Whenever Patty's dog would try to make a snarl at intruders, it ended up looking like a grin.

noun

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Bad / Pain

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angst - A feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general

Edvard Munch's famous painting, "The Scream," is often viewed as an expression of angst in an uncertain world.

verb

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Bad / Delay

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procrastinate - To keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring.

They would procrastinate doing their taxes, because they found it such as stressful and boring activity.