Difference between Bad and Penitent

What is the difference between Bad and Penitent?

Bad as a noun is error, mistake while Penitent as a noun is one who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.

Bad

Part of speech: noun

Definition: error, mistake

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Badly.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shell (a walnut).

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not good; unfavorable; negative. Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc. Not suitable or fitting. tricky; stressful; unpleasant evil, wicked faulty; not functional Of food, spoilt, rotten, overripe. Of breath, malodorous, foul. bold and daring Severe, urgent (of a need or want). fantastic

Example sentence: It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

Penitent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life.Doing penance.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.One under the direction of a confessor.

We hope you now know whether to use Bad or Penitent in your sentence.

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