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bad in Malay

buruk

/bæd/

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Australia/bæːd/

bad in Malay: buruk, jahat, busuk, rosak. In English, bad means of low quality.

Malay words for bad

unfavorable; negative
buruk
evil, wicked
jahat
of breath: malodorous
busuk
faulty; not functional
rosak
tricky; stressful; unpleasant
buruk

English meaning of bad

  1. adjective Of low quality.
  2. adjective Inaccurate; incorrect.
  3. adjective Unfavorable; negative; not good.
  4. adjective Not suitable or fitting.

Full definition of bad

bad in a sentence

  • That movie was really bad!
  • This sentence has bad grammar!
  • He speaks bad German!

Synonyms of bad

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bad in other languages

Questions about bad in Malay

What is the meaning of bad in Malay?
Bad in Malay is buruk, jahat, busuk, rosak.
Apakah maksud bad dalam bahasa Melayu?
Bad: buruk, jahat, busuk, rosak.
What does bad mean in English?
Bad means of low quality.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bad (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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