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badness

bad·ness

UK/ˈbæd.nəs/ US/ˈbædnʌs/ rare

noun

1.

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

  • “take the bad with the good”
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2.

used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

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Origin

From Middle English baddenes, badnes, badnesse; equivalent to bad + -ness.

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