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醜悪 (しゅうあく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

醜しゅう悪あく

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Meanings

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na-adjective, noun

ugly; hideous; repulsive; disgraceful

Describes something visually ugly or morally repulsive/disgraceful. Often used for appearance, behavior, or situations that provoke strong aversion.

その建たて物ものは醜しゅう悪あくなデザインで、街まちの景けい観かんを損そこねている。
That building has an ugly design and spoils the cityscape.

彼かれの差さ別べつ的てきな発はつ言げんは醜しゅう悪あくだ。

His discriminatory remarks are disgraceful.

Kanji

醜ugly, unclean, shame
悪bad, vice, rascal

Similar words

醜みにくい
醜い is the common i-adjective for 'ugly' in appearance or character. 醜悪 is more formal and stronger, often implying moral repulsiveness or hideousness beyond mere looks.
見み苦ぐるしい
見苦しい means 'unsightly' or 'shabby' and focuses on visual unpleasantness. 醜悪 can also cover moral disgrace and carries a heavier, more condemnatory tone.

Etymology

Compound of 醜 (shū, 'ugly') and 悪 (aku, 'bad, evil'). The combination intensifies the sense of ugliness or moral repulsiveness.