# gone bad

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Of foods and commodities, having become spoiled, rotten, or otherwise unusable due to age or storage conditions.
2. Of a person or entity, having ceased to be reputable and having instead become delinquent, criminal, or poorly behaved.
3. Of a region or area, having become unsafe.
4. 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gone-bad