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bad in Tagalog

mali

/bæd/

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bad in Tagalog: mali, masama, bastos, sira. In English, bad means of low quality.

Tagalog words for bad

not suitable or fitting
mali, masama
unfavorable; negative
mali, masama
not appropriate, of manners etc.
mali, bastos
evil, wicked
masama
faulty; not functional
sira

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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Questions about bad in Tagalog

What is the meaning of bad in Tagalog?
Bad in Tagalog is mali, masama, bastos, sira.
Ano ang bad sa Tagalog?
Bad: mali, masama, bastos, sira.
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 Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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