Bad

adjective

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Bad / Hurt

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mortified - Very embarrassed

Hannah was mortified to learn that the whole school knew about her crush on Jared.

adjective

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Bad / Bad

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cruddy - Covered, encrusted, or saturated with dirt, grease, or other objectionable substance; filthy; It can also describe someone feeling unwell or unhappy.

It was difficult to see through the cruddy windows because of the dirt and grease covering them.

verb

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Bad / Hurt

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maul - (of an animal) To wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing

Animals in the jungle can be mauled by lions if they're too slow.

verb

See noun

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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grimace - To make an an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement

The soccer player grimaced as he fell to the ground in pain.

noun

See verb

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Bad / Attack

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rampage - A period of violent and uncontrollable behavior, typically involving a large group of people

The businessman had to clean up his store after the damage caused by the rioters' rampage.

adjective

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Bad / Bad

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harsh - Cruel or severe

In Catholic schools, nuns carry rulers to deliver harsh punishment to disobedient children.

adjective

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Bad / Attack

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abusive - Being harsh or violent to another person, verbally or physically.

Samantha knew that she had to leave Jeff, because he was often abusive, both in words or actions - but she was afraid of what he would do to her if she did leave.

noun

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Bad / Unhappy

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crybaby - Someone who overreacts emotionally to minor issues.

Tim was being a crybaby when he lost the game and wouldn't stop complaining.

adjective

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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awash - Having an amount of something that is larger than necessary or wanted

Many students graduate college awash in debt, so that a significant portion of their income has to go to slowly paying it off.

noun

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Bad / Strange

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phantom - An appearance or illusion without material substance

Emily found it hard to succeed in whatever she tried because of a phantom voice in her ears telling her that she would always be a failure.

verb

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Bad / Confused

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boggle - For a person to be astonished or overwhelmed when trying to imagine something

Looking up at the stars and imagining the size of the universe can boggle a person's mind.

verb

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Bad / Weak

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disintegrate - To weaken, decompose, and break apart as the result of time, impact or decay.

When the atom bomb fell on Hiroshima, many of the houses just disintegrated.