gone bad vs lax

gone bad

adj
  • Of a person or entity, having ceased to be reputable and having instead become delinquent, criminal, or poorly behaved. 

  • Of a region or area, having become unsafe. 

  • 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. 

  • Of foods and commodities, having become spoiled, rotten, or otherwise unusable due to age or storage conditions. 

lax

adj
  • Lacking care; neglectful, negligent. 

  • Loose; not tight or taut. 

  • Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict. 

  • Describing an associative monoidal functor. 

noun
  • Lacrosse. 

  • A salmon. 

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