Badness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændəlstˌɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪsˌɒpɔːɹˈɪfɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪsˌɒpɔːɹˈɪfɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈændəlstˌɪk/.

Examples

take the bad with the good

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bad severity severeness naughtiness mischievousness

Antonyms

goodness good

Parts of Speech

noun	that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency “take the bad with the good”
noun	used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
noun	an attribute of mischievous children

Word Forms

bad	adjective	below average in quality or performance
severe	adjective	very bad in degree or extent
naughty	adjective	badly behaved

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlechtigkeit

das, was unter dem Standard oder den Erwartungen an Ethik oder Anstand liegt

🇫🇷French

méchanceté

ce qui est en dessous des normes ou des attentes en matière d'éthique ou de décence

🇪🇸Spanish

maldad

aquello que está por debajo del estándar o expectativas de ética o decencia

🇮🇹Italian

cattiveria

ciò che è al di sotto degli standard o delle aspettative in termini di etica o decenza

🇳🇱Dutch

slechtheid

dat wat beneden de standaard of verwachtingen ligt op het gebied van ethiek of fatsoen

🇵🇹Portuguese

maldade

aquilo que está abaixo do padrão ou das expectativas de ética ou decência

🇷🇺Russian

злоба

то, что ниже стандартов или ожиданий с точки зрения этики или порядочности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुराई

वह जो नैतिकता या शालीनता के मानक या अपेक्षाओं से नीचे है

🇧🇩Bengali

খারাপতা

যা নৈতিকতা বা শালীনতা হিসাবে মান বা প্রত্যাশার নীচে

🇮🇳Tamil

கெட்டது

நெறிமுறைகள் அல்லது கண்ணியம் போன்ற தரநிலை அல்லது எதிர்பார்ப்புகளுக்குக் கீழே உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

చెడుతనం

నైతికత లేదా మర్యాద ప్రకారం ప్రమాణం లేదా అంచనాలకు దిగువన ఉన్నది

🇮🇳Marathi

वाईटपणा

जे नैतिकता किंवा सभ्यतेनुसार मानक किंवा अपेक्षांपेक्षा कमी आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુષ્ટતા

જે નૈતિકતા અથવા શિષ્ટતાના ધોરણ અથવા અપેક્ષાઓથી નીચે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಟ್ಟತನ

ನೈತಿಕತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಭ್ಯತೆಯಂತೆ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಕೆಳಗಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മോശം

നിലവാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ധാർമ്മികതയോ മാന്യതയോ പോലെയുള്ള പ്രതീക്ഷകൾക്ക് താഴെയുള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁਰਾਈ

ਜੋ ਕਿ ਨੈਤਿਕਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਮਿਆਰ ਜਾਂ ਉਮੀਦਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

برائی

جو اخلاقیات یا شائستگی کے لحاظ سے معیار یا توقعات سے کم ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坏事

低于道德或正派标准或期望的事物

🇯🇵Japanese

不良

倫理または良識に関して標準または期待を下回っているもの

🇰🇷Korean

나쁜 상태

윤리나 품위 측면에서 표준이나 기대치보다 낮은 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính xấu

dưới mức tiêu chuẩn hoặc kỳ vọng về đạo đức hoặc sự lịch sự

🇹🇭Thai

ความเลวร้าย

สิ่งที่ต่ำกว่ามาตรฐานหรือความคาดหวังในด้านจริยธรรมหรือความเหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejahatan

apa yang berada di bawah standar atau harapan dari segi etika atau kesusilaan

🇵🇭Filipino

kasamaan

na mas mababa sa pamantayan o inaasahan bilang ng etika o disente

🇲🇾Malay

keburukan

yang di bawah standard atau jangkaan seperti etika atau kesopanan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سوء

ما هو أقل من المعايير أو التوقعات فيما يتعلق بالأخلاق أو الحشمة

🇮🇷Persian

بدی

چیزی که از نظر اخلاقی یا نجابتی کمتر از حد استاندارد یا انتظارات است

🇹🇷Turkish

kötülük

etik veya nezaket açısından standart veya beklentilerin altında olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוֹע

מה שהוא מתחת לסטנדרט או מהציפיות לגבי אתיקה או הגינות

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