意地悪 — meaning in English
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English meaning
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meanie
noun An unkind or spoilsport person, often used affectionately or as a mild scolding.
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perverse
adjective Deliberately behaving in a way that is unreasonable, contrary, or against what is expected or sensible.
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spiteful
adjective Full of spite; deliberately unkind or vindictive.
Senses
意地悪 is used for these senses in English:
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meanie
(informal, chiefly, childish) A mean (unkind or miserly) person; a killjoy.
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perverse
Turned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing.
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spiteful
Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
perverse — full definition
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adjective Deliberately behaving in a way that is unreasonable, contrary, or against what is expected or sensible.
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adjective Showing an unusual and often unhealthy or twisted deviation from what is considered normal or moral.
