LingakuFrequency rank: 5,566. – 5,570.
- malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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- malicious
- ill-tempered
- unkind
This meaning refers to a person’s intent to harm or be mean to others, often for the sake of enjoyment or spite.
This meaning describes someone who is easily irritated or angry, often without a reasonable cause.
This meaning indicates a lack of kindness or compassion towards others, often resulting in hurtful actions or remarks.
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Example sentences
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Isn't my boyfriend terrible? He always takes me to see horror movies, even though he knows I don't like them. I hate it.
7. にょうぼう女房がえいが映画にいきたがっている行きたがっていることがよくわかったので、いじわるなていしゅ亭主はいっけいをあんじ一計を案じ、くるあてもないらいきゃく来客をいえ家でまつ待つことにした。
Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
A jealous person gets a feeling of contentment by behaving like a dog in the manger even with his friends.
I can't stand that nasty attitude of his any longer.
Beth is afraid of the dark because of her evil brother.
"Why do you hate me so much?" "Because you are a brute!"