醜しゅう悪あく

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Meanings

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

醜しゅう悪あくな〈事こと〉a disgraceful/ugly affair or incident
政せい治じ家かたちの醜しゅう悪あくな争あらそいが続つづいている。
The politicians' disgraceful feud continues.
醜しゅう悪あくな〈物もの〉a hideous-looking thing or figure
その怪かい物ぶつは醜しゅう悪あくな姿すがたをしていた。
The monster had a hideous appearance.

醜みにくいN2
醜い is the everyday i-adjective for physical or moral ugliness, while 醜悪 is a stronger, more formal word implying hideousness or moral repulsiveness.
見み苦ぐるしいN2
見苦しい describes something unsightly or shabby, while 醜悪 is heavier and can condemn moral disgrace as well as appearance.
おぞましい
おぞましい emphasizes a visceral feeling of disgust or horror, while 醜悪 more often describes the ugly or shameful quality of the thing itself.
グロテスク
醜悪 describes something ugly and morally or aesthetically repugnant, while グロテスク centers on bizarre, distorted form rather than moral ugliness.

美うつくしいN4
美しい means beautiful, the direct opposite of 醜悪, which means ugly or repulsive.

険けん悪あくN1
険悪 describes a tense, hostile atmosphere or relationship, while 醜悪 describes something ugly or morally disgraceful; the two share the kanji 悪 but differ in meaning.

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