Bad Credit Problem

–adjective

1.	not good in any manner or degree.

2.	having a wicked or evil character; morally reprehensible: There is no such thing as a bad boy.

3.	of poor or inferior quality; defective; deficient: a bad diamond; a bad spark plug.

4.	inadequate or below standard; not satisfactory for use: bad heating; Living conditions in some areas are very bad.

5.	inaccurate, incorrect, or faulty: a bad guess.

6.	invalid, unsound, or false: a bad insurance claim; bad judgment.

7.	causing or liable to cause sickness or ill health; injurious or harmful: Too much sugar is bad for your teeth.

8.	suffering from sickness, ill health, pain, or injury; sick; il 22d l: He felt bad from eating the green apples.

9.	not healthy or in good physical condition; diseased, decayed, or physically weakened: A bad heart kept him out of the army.

10.	tainted, spoiled, or rotten, esp. to the point of being inedible: The meat is bad because you left it out of the refrigerator too 5b4 long.

11.	having a disastrous or detrimental effect, result, or tendency; unfavorable: The drought is bad for the farmers. His sloppy appearance made a bad impression.

12.	causing or characterized by discomfort, inconvenience, uneasiness, or annoyance; disagreeable; unpleasant: I had a bad flight to Chicago.

13.	easily provoked to anger; irascible: a bad temper.

14.	cross, irritable, or surly: If I don't have my morning coffee, I'm in a bad mood all day.

15.	more uncomfortable, persistent, painful, or dangerous than usual; severe: a bad attack of asthma.

16.	causing or resulting in disaster or severe damage or destruction: a bad flood.

17.	regretful, contrite, dejected, or upset: He felt bad about having to leave the children all alone.

18.	disobedient, naughty, or misbehaving: If you're bad at school, you'll go to bed without supper.

19.	disreputable or dishonorable: He's getting a bad name from changing jobs so often.

20.	displaying a lack of skill, talent, proficiency, or judgment: a bad painting; Bad drivers cause most of the accidents.

21.	causing distress; unfortunate or unfavorable: I'm afraid I have bad news for you.

22.	not suitable or appropriate; disadvantageous or dangerous: It was a bad day for fishing.

23.	inclement; considered too stormy, hot, cold, etc.: We had a bad winter with a lot of snow.

24.	disagreeable or offensive to the senses: a bad odor.

25.	exhibiting a lack of artistic sensitivity: The room was decorated in bad taste.

26.	not in keeping with a standard of behavior or conduct; coarse: bad manners.

27.	(of a word, speech, or writing) a. vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous: bad language. b. not properly observing rules or customs of grammar, usage, spelling, etc.; incorrect: He speaks bad English.

28.	unattractive, esp. because of a lack of pleasing proportions: She has a bad figure.

29.	(of the complexion) marred by defects; pockmarked or pimply; blemished: bad skin.

30.	not profitable or worth the price paid: The land was a bad buy.

31.	Commerce. deemed uncollecti b63 ble or irrecoverable and treated as a loss: a bad debt.

32.	ill-spent; wasted: Don't throw good money after bad money.

33.	counterfeit; not genuine: There was a bad ten-dollar bill in with the change.

34.	having the character of a villain; villainous: In the movies the good guys always beat the bad guys.

35.	Sports. failing to land within the in-bounds limits of a court or section of a court; missing the mark; not well aimed.

36.	Slang. outstandingly excellent; first-rate: He's a bad man on drums, and the fans love him.

–noun

37.	that which is bad: You have to take the bad with the good.

38.	a bad condition, character, or quality: His health seemed to go from bad to worse.

39.	(used with a plural verb) evil persons collectively (usually prec. by the): The bad are always stirring up trouble.

–adverb Informal.

40.	badly: He wanted it bad enough to steal it.

—Idioms

41.	bad off, in poor or distressed condition or circumstances; destitute: His family has been pretty bad off since he lost his job. Also, badly off. Compare well-off.

42.	< 5f span class="secondary-bf">go to the bad, to deteriorate physically or morally; go to rui b01 n: She wept at seeing her son go to the bad.

43.	in a bad way, in severe trouble or distress.

44.	in bad, Informal. a. in trouble or distress. b. in disfavor: He's in bad with his father-in-law.

45.	my bad, Slang. my fault! my mistake!

—Idioms

46.	not bad, a. tolerably good; not without merit: The dinner wasn't bad, but I've had better. b. not difficult: Once you know geometry, trigonometry isn't bad. Also, not so bad, not too bad.

47.	too bad, unfortunate or disappointing: It's too bad that he didn't go to college.

48.	to the bad, in arrears: He's $100 to the bad on his debt.

–noun

1.	commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due.

2.	a source of pride or honor: You are a credit to your school.

3.	the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.: She got 2c1 a screen credit for photography.

4.	trustworthiness; credibility: a witness of credit.

5.	confidence in a purchaser's ability and intention to pay, displayed by entrusting the buyer with goods or services without immediate payment.

6.	reputation of solvency and probity, entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing: Your credit is good.

7.	influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one's reputation.

8.	time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust: 90 days' credit.

9.	repute; reputation; esteem.

10.	a sum of money due to a person; anything valuable standing on the credit side of an account: He has an outstanding credit of $50.

11.	Education. a. official acceptance and recording of the work completed by a student in a particular course of stud 5af y. b. a credit hour.

12.	Bookkeeping. a. an entry of payment or value received on an account. b. the right-hand side of an account on which such entries are made (opposed to debit ). c. an entry, or the total shown, on the credit side.

13.	any deposit or sum of money against which a person may draw.

–verb (used with object)

14.	to believe; put confidence in; trust; have faith in.

15.	to bring honor, esteem, etc., to; reflect well upon.

16.	Bookkeeping. to enter upon the credit side 933 of an account; give credit for or to.

17.	Education. to award educational credits to (often fol. by with): They credited me with three hours in history.

—Verb phrase

18.	credit to or with, to ascribe to a (thing, person, etc.): In former times many herbs were credited with healing powers.

—Idioms

19.	do someone credit, to be a source of honor or distinction for someone. Also, do credit to someone.

20.	on credit, by deferred payment: Everything they have was bought on credit.

21.	to one's credit, deserving of praise or recognition; admirable: It is to his credit that he freely admitted his guilt.

–noun

1.	any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.

2.	a question proposed for solution or discussion.

3.	Mathematics. a statement requiring a solution, usually by means of a mathematical operation or geometric construction.

–adjective

4.	difficult to train or guide; unruly: a problem child.

5.	Literature. dealing with choices of 99f action difficult either for an individual or for society at large: a problem play.

—Idiom

6.	no problem, (used as a conventional reply to a request or to express confirmation, affirmation, or gratitude).