悪い — meaning in English
warui
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English meaning
- bad adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
- deteriorate verb To get worse in quality or condition.
- evil adjective Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
- mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
- sinister adj Suggesting evil intent or hidden danger.
- worsen verb To make or become worse.
- wrong adj Incorrect or not true.
Senses
悪い is used for these senses in English:
- deteriorate (transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
- deteriorate (intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
- evil Intending to harm; malevolent.
- mean Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- not bad (litotes) Reasonably good; almost good; mediocre.
- sinister Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
- worsen (transitive) To make worse; to impair.
- worsen (intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.
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).
deteriorate — full definition
- verb To get worse in quality or condition.
- verb To make something worse.