What is another word for bad form?

Pronunciation: [bˈad fˈɔːm] (IPA)

There are several synonyms for the phrase "bad form." One common synonym is "poor etiquette." This refers to behaviors or actions that violate social norms or expectations. Another similar term is "bad manners," which describes rude or impolite behavior. Other synonyms include "improper conduct," which implies behavior that falls outside accepted standards of behavior, and "uncouth behavior," which suggests a lack of grace or refinement. "Inappropriate behavior" can also be used to describe actions that are unwanted or offensive. Finally, "bad taste" can be used to describe behavior that is tasteless, insensitive or inappropriate.

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What are the hypernyms for Bad form?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for bad form?

Good form is the perfect antonym for the phrase "bad form". Good form refers to following appropriate etiquette and social behavior in different situations. It involves showing respect to others, being polite, and acting with integrity. Unlike bad form, which can lead to negative consequences, good form has numerous benefits, including strengthening relationships, building trust, and fostering a positive reputation. Other antonyms for bad form include grace, finesse, class, etiquette, protocol, propriety, and decorum. Each of these words suggests a different aspect of appropriate behavior, but all of them emphasize the importance of being mindful and respectful of others.

Famous quotes with Bad form

  • Pugnacity is a form of courage, but a very bad form.
    Sinclair Lewis
  • I made a bit of a stink. At the time, it was considered very bad form.
    Diana Rigg
  • Pugnacity is a form of courage, but a very bad form.
    Sinclair Lewis
  • Now it is symptomatic of our rusty-beer-can type of sanity that our culture produces very few magical objects. Jewelry is slick and uninteresting. Architecture is almost totally bereft of exuberance, obsessed with erecting glass boxes. Children's books are written by serious ladies with three names and no imagination, and as for comics, have you ever looked at the furniture in Dagwood's home? The potentially magical ceremonies of the Catholic Church are either gabbled away at top speed, or rationalized with the aid of a commentator. Drama or ritual in everyday behavior is considered affectation and bad form, and manners have become indistinguishable from manerisms—where they exist at all. We produce nothing comparable to the great Oriental carpets, Persian glass, tiles, and illuminated books, Arabian leatherwork, Spanish marquetry, Hindu textiles, Chinese porcelain and embroidery, Japanese lacquer and brocade, French tapestries, or Inca jewelry. (Though, incidentally, there are certain rather small electronic devices that come unwittingly close to fine jewels.) The reason is not just that we are too much in a hurry and have no sense of the present; not just that we cannot afford the type of labor that such things would now involve, nor just that we prefer money to materials. The reason is that we have scrubbed the world clean of magic. We have lost even the vision of paradise, so that our artists and craftsmen can no longer discern its forms. This is the price that must be paid for attempting to control the world from the standpoint of an "I" for whom everything that can be experienced is a foreign object and a nothing-but.
    Alan Watts
  • The paucity of its vocabulary and syntax is for the Beats essentially expressive of withdrawal from the standard civilization and its learning. On the other hand this paucity gives, instead of opportunities for thought and problem solving, considerable satisfaction in the act and energy of speaking itself, as is true of any simple adopted language, such as pig Latin. But this can have disadvantages. One learns to one’s frustration that they regard talk as an end in itself, as a means of self-expression, without subject matter. In a Beat group it is bad form to assert or deny a proposition as true or false, probable or improbable, or to want to explore its meaning.
    Paul Goodman

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