Used to describe harsh criticism or treatment, often with verbs like 言う, けなす, こき下ろす. Conveys a strong, negative evaluation.
See also: くそみそ
unable to tell good from bad; treating everything the same
Describes a situation where valuable and worthless things are mixed or treated without distinction. Often used in the phrase みそくそ一緒 (lumping together the good and the bad).
See also: くそみそ
He harshly criticized my proposal.
I got depressed after being scathingly talked about online.
That review lumps everything together, even criticizing good works.
If you're treated without distinction (between good and bad efforts), you lose motivation.
Katakana variant, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
Compound of 味噌 (miso, soybean paste) and 糞 (kuso, feces), literally 'miso and shit'. The juxtaposition of something valuable (miso) and something worthless (feces) gives rise to the meanings of harsh disparagement and inability to distinguish good from bad.