ничтожество — meaning in English
nichtozhestvo
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English meaning
- insect noun A small six-legged creature with a hard outer shell, typically with wings, such as an ant, beetle, or fly.
- loser noun Someone who fails to win a game, contest, or competition.
- nobody pron Not any person; no one.
- nonentity noun An unimportant or insignificant person or thing.
- punk noun A loud, rebellious style of rock music, or the subculture built around it, marked by aggressive guitars and anti-establishment attitude.
- scrub verb To clean something by rubbing hard, often with a brush.
- sleaze noun Dishonest or immoral behavior, especially involving corruption or inappropriate sexual conduct.
- twerp noun A foolish, annoying, or insignificant person.
Senses
ничтожество is used for these senses in English:
- insect (derogatory) A contemptible or powerless person.
- loser (derogatory) A contemptible or unfashionable person.
- nobody Someone who is not important or well-known.
- nonentity (countable) An unimportant or insignificant person.
- pip-squeak A small and insignificant person.
- punk (countable, US, slang) A worthless person, particularly: [from 1904]
- scrub (countable, derogatory) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
- sleaze (informal, countable) A person of low moral standards.
insect — full definition
- noun A small six-legged creature with a hard outer shell, typically with wings, such as an ant, beetle, or fly.
- noun (informal, derogatory) A person regarded as insignificant or contemptible.
loser — full definition
- noun Someone who fails to win a game, contest, or competition.
- noun An insulting, informal term for someone seen as unsuccessful, pathetic, or contemptible.