Bad

verb

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Bad / Attack

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victimize - To treat someone unfairly or punish them without cause

Scammers often victimize elderly people by pretending to be from trusted organizations

adjective

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Bad / Stupid

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bumbling - Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent

Homer was a bumbling fool who would also put his family members in danger.

adjective

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Bad / Unfriendly

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nosey - Too interested in other people's business or private matters.

Our nosey neighbors always ask who visited our house every weekend, but we pretend that it doesn't bother us.

noun

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Bad / Hostile

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barb - A remark that is funny but unkind.

Burt realized that Sam was not really his friend when Sam made several barbed comments directed at Burt at the dinner party.

adjective

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Bad / Hurt

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lethal - Capable of causing death; deadly or fatal.

The venom of that snake is so lethal that one bite can be fatal.

noun

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Bad / Unfriendly

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snub - An act of showing disdain or a lack of cordiality by rebuffing or ignoring someone or something

At school, Emily was often the object of a snub that she felt when her classmates avoided her.

adjective

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Bad / Strange

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unreliable - Undependable, untrustworthy; an unreliable

When Alan showed up an hour late for their date, Maxine lost interest in him, because she concluded that he was just an unreliable person.

adjective

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Bad / Strange

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ridiculous - Deserving or inviting mockery or laughter due to being absurd or unreasonable; outrageously unreasonable or exaggerated in a way that provokes disbelief.

They laughed when he made the ridiculous claim that he could lift a car by himself, but then lo and behold they watched him actually do it.

noun

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Bad / Steal

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swindle - A fraudulent scheme or action

Some people think that the government taxing them is its own sort of swindle.

noun

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Bad / Bad

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blight - A plant disease, especially one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts

Dark spots caused by blight can ruin the natural beauty of leaves.

adjective

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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disconcerting - Making someone feel uncertain, uncomfortable or worried

Linda had a disconcerting habit of speaking before thinking about what she should say.

verb

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Bad / War

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ransom - To release someone or something in exchange for a payment or other form of compensation.

The ancient artifacts were ransomed back to the museum after being stolen and held by black-market dealers.