definition of
badness

[1] #1 badness n. [bad] that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good". wn

[2] #2 badness n. [severity, severeness] used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather. wn

[3] #3 badness n. [naughtiness, mischievousness] an attribute of mischievous children. wn