Bad or BAD may refer to:

Common meanings

Evil Evil, as a concept, is usually defined as profoundly immoral behavior, and it is related to acts that cause unnecessary pain and suffering to others. Evil is commonly seen as the opposite, or sometimes absence, of good. It can be an extreme ...

, the opposite of moral good * Erroneous, inaccurate or incorrect * Unhealthy, or counter to well-being *

Antagonist An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.BAD-2 BAD-2 was a Soviet experimental amphibious armored car, that could be also converted to run on railroad tracks (see '' draisine''). The changing for rail mode took 30 minutes. Only one prototype was built in 1932, designed by engineer P. N. Sya ...

, a Soviet armored trolley car * Bank account debits tax, an Australian tax *

Bcl-2-associated death promoter The BCL2 associated agonist of cell death (BAD) protein is a pro-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 gene family which is involved in initiating apoptosis. BAD is a member of the BH3-only family, a subfamily of the Bcl-2 family. It does not contai ...

, a pro-apoptotic protein * Team B.A.D., a professional wrestling tag team

Films

* ''

Andy Warhol's Bad ''Bad'', also known as ''Andy Warhol's Bad'', is a 1977 comedy film directed by Jed Johnson and starring Carroll Baker, Perry King, and Susan Tyrrell. It was written by Pat Hackett and George Abagnalo, and was the last film produced by Andy ...

'', a 1977 film * ''Bad'', an unfinished film by Theo van Gogh * ''Bad'' (2025 film), an Indian Kannada-language action thriller film

Music

Performers

* B. A. D., the Taiwanese boy band, who formed in 1998 *

Big Audio Dynamite Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) were an English band, formed in London in 1984 by Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist), Mick Jones, former lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of th ...

, Mick Jones' post-Clash band, from London *

Royce da 5'9" Ryan Daniel Montgomery (born July 5, 1977), known professionally as Royce da 5'9" (or simply Royce 5'9"), is an American rapper. Best known for his association with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem, they became acquainted in 1997 and formed the hi ...

, the American rapper known as Bad, in the group Bad Meets Evil

Albums

* ''Bad'' (album), a 1987 album by Michael Jackson * ''BAD'', or ''

Bigger and Deffer ''Bigger and Deffer'' (abbreviated as ''BAD'' on the album cover) is the second studio album by American rapper LL Cool J, released on May 29, 1987, by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. With over two million copies sold in the United Stat ...

'', the second album by LL Cool J, 1987

Songs

* "Bad" (U2 song), 1984 * "Bad" (Michael Jackson song), 1987 * "Bad", from the 2011 album ''

Symphony Soldier ''Symphony Soldier'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Cab. It was self-released by the band on August 23, 2011. The Cab first rose to prominence at the peak of the mid-2000s emo pop trend with their debut album '' Whisper W ...

'' by The Cab * "Bad" (Wale song), 2013 * "Bad" (David Guetta and Showtek song), 2014 * "Bad!" (XXXTentacion song), 2018 * "Bad" (James Bay song), 2019 * "Bad", by

Don Diablo Don Pepijn Schipper (; born 27 February 1980), better known by his stage name Don Diablo, is a Dutch DJ, digital artist, record producer, musician and songwriter of electronic dance music. He is one of the pioneers of the future house genre and ...

, featuring Zak Abel, 2020 * "Bad", from the 2024 album ''P1X3L'' by

Phoebus Ng P1X3L (pronounced as Pixel) is a Hong Kong Cantopop Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") is a genre of pop music sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production and consumption. The ...

* "BAD", from the 1985 album ''

This Is Big Audio Dynamite ''This Is Big Audio Dynamite'' is the debut studio album by the English band Big Audio Dynamite, led by Mick Jones, the former lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the Clash. It was released on 1 November 1985 by Columbia Records. The album p ...

'' by

Other music

Bad (tour) Bad was the first solo concert tour by the American singer Michael Jackson, launched in support of his seventh studio album ''Bad (album), Bad'' (1987). The 123-show world tour began on September 12, 1987 in Japan, and concluded on January 27, ...

, a Michael Jackson world tour

Places

* "Bad" is the German word for "bath/spa" and so is found in many placenames in German-speaking Europe, e.g.

Bad Kissingen Bad Kissingen () is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and County town, seat of the Bad Kissingen (district), district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale, Franconia ...

Bad, Azerbaijan Bad is a village in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a p ...

, a village in the Quba District * Bad, a village in the

Agra district Agra () is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district headquarters is the historical city of Agra. Agra district is a part of Agra division. Geography The district lies in the cultural region of Br ...

of India *

Bad, Uttar Pradesh Baad is a census town in Mathura district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on NH2, near Indian Oil corporation and Baad railway station, Mathura refinery Township. Demographics As of the 2001 Census of India The 2001 cen ...

, a census town in India * Bād, alternate name for Badrud, a city in Iran *

Bad River (disambiguation) Bad River may refer: Rivers * Bad River (Michigan), a tributary of the Shiawassee River in the US * Bad River (South Dakota), a tributary of the Missouri River in the US * Bad River (Wisconsin), flowing into Lake Superior in the US * Bad River (Bri ...

, various rivers

Transport

* Banstead railway station, Surrey, England (National Rail station code) *

Barksdale Air Force Base Barksdale Air Force Base (Barksdale AFB) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in northwest Louisiana. Much of the base is within the city limits of Bossier City, Louisiana, along the base's western and northwest ...

, Bossier City, Louisiana, US (IATA airport code BAD)

Other uses

* Bad (economics), the opposite of a good *

Bad (cuneiform) The cuneiform bad, bat, be, etc. sign is a common multi-use sign in the mid 14th-century BC Amarna letters, and the ''Epic of Gilgamesh''. In the Epic it also has 5 sumerogram uses (capital letter (majuscule)). From Giorgio Buccellati (Buccellat ...

, a cuneiform sign * Little Miss Bad, a character in the ''Little Miss'' series of books by Roger Hargreaves *

Banda languages Banda is a family of Ubangian languages spoken by the Banda people of Central Africa. Banda languages are distributed in the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan. Languages Olson (1996) Olson (1996) classi ...

, spoken in Central Africa (ISO 639-2 and -5 codes "bad") * Bipolar affective disorder *

Turkish cold bulgur soup Turkish cold bulgur soup () is a traditional meal in the cuisine of those in ''Amasya, Tokat, and Sivas''. It is a staple of Turkish cuisine in the aforementioned areas, and it is similar to mercimek köftesi by means of preparation. Regional B ...

, also known as Bad (Bat) in Turkish