Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gone bad

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English

Syllables
gone bad
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of go bad

adj

Of foods and commodities, having become spoiled, rotten, or otherwise unusable due to age or storage conditions.

adj

Of a person or entity, having ceased to be reputable and having instead become delinquent, criminal, or poorly behaved.

adj

Of a region or area, having become unsafe.

adj

Of a delinquent or criminal act, having unexpectedly become more violent than is typical for that act—having resulted in an attack on a victim leading to serious injury or death.

Example Sentences

Synonyms

gone off spoiled bad gone bad maggoted rotten gone wrong

Questions

What does gone bad mean?
past participle of go bad

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