noun
badness
BAD-nuhs
noun
1
The quality or state of being bad.
"The judges couldn't agree on the exact badness of the performance."
How to Use Badness
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow bad something is — the degree or quality of badness itself.
Word Forms
badnesses plural
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Etymology
From Middle English baddenes, formed from bad plus the noun-forming suffix -ness.