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無駄 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • futile adjective Producing no useful result; pointless or doomed to fail.
  • waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.

Senses

無駄 is used for these senses in English:

  • futile Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
  • no use Condition of being pointless, useless, not worth doing, especially because it is not likely to succeed.
  • waste Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
  • waste The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.

waste — full definition

  1. noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
  2. noun The act of using something carelessly or without getting proper value from it.
  3. verb To use something carelessly or fail to make good use of it.
  4. adjective Not used, cultivated, or wanted; discarded or barren.

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