bad actor
bad ac·tor
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bad ak-ter]
- /bæd ˈæk tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bad ak-ter]
- /bæd ˈæk tər/
Definitions of bad actor words
- noun bad actor a mean, ill-tempered, troublemaking, or evil person. 1
- noun bad actor a vicious animal. 1
- noun bad actor an inveterate criminal. 1
- noun bad actor (Idiomatic) (law) Individual or entity with the prior criminal conviction, or who has been sanctioned by the court or regulator. 0
- noun bad actor (Idiomatic) Ill-intentioned, mean, ill-tempered person. 0
- noun bad actor Used other than as an idiom: see bad, actor. 0
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Origin of bad actor
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45
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Parts of speech for Bad actor
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bad actor popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bad actor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bad actor
noun bad actor
- culprit — When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit.
- offender — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
- hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum.
- fugitive — a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.
Antonyms for bad actor
noun bad actor
- police — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- law — software law
- peacemaker — a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight.
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