liability vs bad

bad vs liability

liability and bad both are nouns.

liability is not an adjective while bad is an adjective.

liability is not an adverb while bad is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liability	Yes	No	No	No
bad	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

As nouns, bad is a hypernym of liability; that is, bad is a word with a broader meaning than liability:

liability: the quality of being something that holds you back
bad: that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

Other hypernyms of liability include badness.

liability (noun)	bad (noun)
the quality of being something that holds you back	that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
an obligation to pay money to another party
the state of being legally obliged and responsible

liability (adjective)	bad (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

liability (adverb)	bad (adverb)
	very much; strongly
	with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

Difference between liability and bad

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