6 : being in poor health : UNWELL, ILL
7 : full of regret : SORRY
Synonyms
[1] deficient, inferior, lousy, off, poor, substandard, unacceptable, unfavorable, unsatisfactory, wanting, wretched, wrong; also defective, faulty
Antonyms
acceptable, satisfactory
[2] decayed, putrid, rotten—more at ROTTEN
[3a] evil, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, sinful, unethical, unsavory, vile, villainous, wicked; also base, contemptible, despicable, dirty, disreputable, evil-minded, ignoble, ill, infernal, low, mean
Antonyms
good, ethical, moral, right, righteous, virtuous
[4a] disagreeable, distasteful, nasty, rotten, sour, unpleasant—more at UNPLEASANT
[4b] adverse, baleful, baneful, damaging, deleterious, detrimental, evil, harmful, hurtful, ill, injurious, mischievous, noxious, pernicious, prejudicial—more at HARMFUL
bade past and past participle of BID
badge noun : a device or token usu. worn as a sign of status
1badger noun : any of several sturdy burrowing mammals with long claws on their forefeet
2badger verb : to harass or annoy persistently
ba·di·nage noun [ORIGIN: F]
: playful talk back and forth : BANTER
bad·land noun : a region marked by intricate erosional sculpturing and scanty vegetation — usu. used in pl.
bad·ly adverb : in a bad manner bad·min·ton noun : a court game played with light rackets and a shuttlecock volleyed over a net
bad–mouth verb : to criticize severely
bad·ness noun : the quality or state of being bad
Bae·de·ker noun : GUIDEBOOK
1baffle verb baf·fled; baf·fling 1 : to interfere with or slow the progress of : FRUSTRATE, THWART
2 : to cause to be mentally confused : PERPLEX
Synonyms
[1] balk, beat, checkmate, foil, frustrate, thwart—more at FRUSTRATE
[2] addle, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, disorient, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, puzzle—more at CONFUSE
2baffle noun : a device (as a wall or screen) to deflect, check, or regulate flow (as of liquid or sound)
— baf·fled adjective
baf·fle·ment noun : the state of being baffled
Synonyms
bewilderment, confusion, distraction, muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, whirl—more at CONFUSION
1bag noun : a flexible usu. closable container (as for storing or carrying)
Synonyms
handbag, pocketbook, purse—more at PURSE
2bag verb bagged; bag·ging 1 : to expand from internal pressure : BULGE
2 : to put in a bag
3 : to get possession of; especially : to take in hunting
Synonyms
capture, catch, get, grab, nab, seize, snare, trap—more at CATCH
ba·gasse noun [ORIGIN: F]
: plant residue (as of sugarcane) left after a product (as juice) has been extracted
bag·a·telle noun [ORIGIN: F]
: TRIFLE
ba·gel noun [ORIGIN: Yiddish beygl]
: a hard glazed doughnut-shaped roll
bag·gage noun 1 : the traveling bags and personal belongings of a traveler : LUGGAGE
2 : things that get in the way
baggies noun plural : baggy pants or shorts
bag·gy adjective bag·gi·er; -est : puffed out or hanging like a bag
— bag·gi