übel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bad adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
- blight noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
- evil adjective Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
- ill adjective Unwell or in poor health; sick.
- malady noun A disease or illness, especially one that is chronic or deep-rooted.
- nauseated adj Feeling sick to your stomach, as if about to vomit.
- plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
- queasy adj Feeling sick to one's stomach, as if about to vomit.
- scurrilous adj Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
- sick adj Unwell; suffering from an illness.
- vicious adj Deliberately cruel, violent, or savage.
- wicked adj Morally bad; evil or cruel.
Senses
übel is used for these senses in English:
- bad (semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- blight Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
- evil Intending to harm; malevolent.
- evil Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
- ill Nauseated; having an urge to vomit. [from 20th c.]
- ill A physical ailment; an illness.
- malady Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
- nauseated Having a feeling of nausea.
bad — full definition
- adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
- adj Morally wrong or wicked.
- adj Not functioning correctly, spoiled, or faulty.
- adj Severe or serious in degree.
- adj Informally, excellent, impressive, or admirably tough (a slang meaning that flips the usual sense).
blight — full definition
- noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
- noun Something that damages or holds back growth, development, or quality of life.
- verb To damage or spoil the growth or development of something.