Bad

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Bad / Unhappy

forlorn - Feeling alone, sad, and unhappy

Karen was so upset at seeing the forlorn puppy at the pound, so she adopted him right away.

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Bad / Pain

Url

plight - A difficult or unfortunate situation, often one that involves hardship or adversity.

The community came together to help improve the plight of the homeless during the harsh winter months.

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Bad / Powerless

Url

vulnerable - Open to physical or emotional harm or attack, not protected.

Without shelter, the animals were vulnerable to the cold, and they rolled into a ball as much as they could.

adjective

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Bad / Powerless

hapless - (especially of a person) unfortunate

Since he was not particularly attractive or interesting, Vinny was a hapless loner at the school dance.

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Bad / Crazy

cockamamie - Describing an idea or explanation that is ridiculous and makes no sense

Instead of a simple explanation for the marketing strategy he was suggesting, Glenn came up with a cockamamie presentation that made no sense at all.

verb

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Bad / Dirty

tarnish - To cause a metal to lose its shine, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture

The spoons were in varying conditions, some of them tarnished until they turned black.

adjective

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Bad / Weak

Url

rundown - Being in very bad condition, after not being taken care of.

The house was very inexpensive because it was so rundown, but he had plans to fix it up nicely .

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Bad / Dangerous

treacherous - Hazardous or extremely dangerous conditions.

The already dangerous road on the narrow mountain pass was made even more treacherous by the high incidences of rock falls.

verb

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Bad / Disgusting

barf - To vomit.

Joan drank too much at the party, so that when she came home she barfed on the way to the bathroom all that she ate and drank that night.

verb

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Bad / Mistake

bungle - To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure or an unsatisfactory outcome

The painter bungled his job when he misspelled the word on the road sign.

verb

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Bad / Dangerous

shatter - To break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces

The force of the explosion shattered the glass windows.

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Bad / Hostile

Url

abandon - To leave someone or something behind permanently or without intending to return.

Beverly took the cat into her house when she realized that the cat had been abandoned.