mau — meaning in English

English meaning

• atrocious adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
• bad adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
• evil adjective Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
• wicked adj Morally bad; evil or cruel.

Senses

mau is used for these senses in English:

• atrocious Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
• bad (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
• bad (chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.
• evil Intending to harm; malevolent.
• mean Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
• mean Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
• mean Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
• wicked Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.

atrocious — full definition

1. adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
2. adjective Very bad in quality; appalling.

bad — full definition

1. adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
2. adj Morally wrong or wicked.
3. adj Not functioning correctly, spoiled, or faulty.
4. adj Severe or serious in degree.
5. adj Informally, excellent, impressive, or admirably tough (a slang meaning that flips the usual sense).

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