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bad vs undesirability

undesirability vs bad

bad and undesirability both are nouns.

bad is an adjective but undesirability is not an adjective.

bad is an adverb but undesirability is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bad Yes Yes No Yes
undesirability Yes No No No
As nouns, undesirability is a hyponym of bad; that is, undesirability is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bad:
  • bad: that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
  • undesirability: the quality possessed by something that should be avoided
Other hyponyms of bad include unworthiness, evil, evilness, worse, unsoundness, liability, inadvisability.
bad (noun) undesirability (noun)
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency the quality possessed by something that should be avoided
bad (adjective) undesirability (adjective)
having undesirable or negative qualities
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
reproduced fraudulently
characterized by wickedness or immorality
capable of harming
below average in quality or performance
serious or severe
not capable of being collected
not working properly
nonstandard
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
physically unsound or diseased
not financially safe or secure
bad (adverb) undesirability (adverb)
very much; strongly
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
Difference between bad and undesirability

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