Phrase guide

bad weather

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

weather unsuitable for outdoor activities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inclemency, inclementness

Antonyms: good weather

Broader terms: weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition

Narrower terms: raw weather, storminess, cloudiness, cloud cover, overcast, turbulence

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 壞天氣 /坏天气 (huài tiānqì) — undesirable weather
  • Czech: psí počasí — undesirable weather
  • Czech: nečas — undesirable weather
  • Czech: nepohoda — undesirable weather
  • Czech: psota — undesirable weather
  • Czech: slota — undesirable weather
  • Dutch: hondenweer — undesirable weather
  • Dutch: weer om geen hond door te sturen — undesirable weather
  • Dutch: strontweer — undesirable weather
  • Finnish: ruma ilma — undesirable weather
  • Finnish: koiranilma — undesirable weather
  • French: gros temps — undesirable weather
  • French: temps de chien — undesirable weather
  • French: temps à ne pas mettre un chien dehors — undesirable weather
  • French: temps de cochon — undesirable weather
  • French: temps de loup — undesirable weather
  • French: mauvais temps — undesirable weather
  • French: temps de merde — undesirable weather
  • German: Schlechtwetter — undesirable weather
  • German: Hundewetter — undesirable weather
  • German: Sauwetter — undesirable weather
  • German: Schietwetter — undesirable weather
  • Greek: κακοκαιρία (kakokairía) — undesirable weather
  • Hungarian: rossz idő — undesirable weather
  • Indonesian: cuaca buruk — undesirable weather
  • Italian: tempo da cani — undesirable weather
  • Italian: tempo da lupi — undesirable weather
  • Japanese: 悪天候 (akutenkō) — undesirable weather
  • Pohnpeian: lahng — undesirable weather
  • Polish: psia pogoda — undesirable weather
  • Polish: pieska pogoda — undesirable weather
  • Polish: pogoda pod psem — undesirable weather
  • Polish: pogoda, że psa by nie wygnał — undesirable weather
  • Polish: brzydka pogoda — undesirable weather
  • Russian: нена́стная пого́да (nenástnaja pogóda) — undesirable weather
  • Russian: нена́стье (nenástʹje) — undesirable weather
  • Russian: плоха́я пого́да (ploxája pogóda) — undesirable weather
  • Spanish: tiempo de perros — undesirable weather
  • Swedish: dåligt väder — undesirable weather
  • Swedish: ruskigt väder — undesirable weather
  • Swedish: oväder — undesirable weather
  • Swedish: rusk — undesirable weather
  • Swedish: ur — undesirable weather
  • Tagalog: masamang panahon — undesirable weather