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brutal
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”), from Latin br?tus (“dull, stupid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?u?t?l/
- Rhymes: -u?t?l
Adjective
brutal (comparative more brutal, superlative most brutal)
- Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel
- Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
- Harsh; unrelenting
- Disagreeably precise or penetrating
- (music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
- Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.
Synonyms
- barbaric
- cold-blooded
- savage
- vicious
Antonyms
- gentle
- kind
Related terms
- brutality
- brutally
- brute
- brutish
Translations
Further reading
- brutal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- brutal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- brutal at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Brault
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin brutalis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /b?u?tal/
Adjective
brutal (masculine and feminine plural brutals)
- brutal
Derived terms
- brutalisme
- brutalitat
- brutalment
Related terms
- brut
Further reading
- “brutal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish
Etymology
From French brutal, from Latin br?tus (“dull, stupid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bruta?l/, [b??u?t?æ??l]
Adjective
brutal
- brutal
- savage
Inflection
Derived terms
- brutalitet
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin br?t?lis (“savage, stupid”), from br?tus (“dull, stupid”). See brut and -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?y.tal/
Adjective
brutal (feminine singular brutale, masculine plural brutaux, feminine plural brutales)
- brutal
Noun
brutal m (plural brutaux, feminine brutale)
- person who acts brutally
Derived terms
- brutalement
- brutaliser
- brutalité
Further reading
- “brutal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- brulât, brûlât
German
Etymology
From Latin brutalis, from brutus (“dull, stupid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?u?ta?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
brutal (comparative brutaler, superlative am brutalsten)
- brutal
Declension
Synonyms
- barbarisch
- kaltblütig
Antonyms
- freundlich
Related terms
- Brutalität
Further reading
- “brutal” in Duden online
Indonesian
Etymology
From English brutal, from Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”), from Latin br?tus (“dull, stupid”). Doublet of bruto, guru.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?brutal]
- Hyphenation: bru?tal
Adjective
brutal (plural brutal-brutal)
- (colloquial) brutal
- violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel.
- Synonym: kejam
- harsh; unrelenting.
- Synonym: kasar
- violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel.
Further reading
- “brutal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin brutus, via French brutal.
Adjective
brutal (neuter singular brutalt, definite singular and plural brutale)
- brutal
Related terms
- brutalitet
References
- “brutal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin brutus, via French brutal.
Adjective
brutal (neuter singular brutalt, definite singular and plural brutale)
- brutal
Related terms
- brutalitet
References
- “brutal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Alternative forms
- brutau (Limousin)
Adjective
brutal m (feminine singular brutala, masculine plural brutals, feminine plural brutalas) (Languedoc)
- brutal
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 132.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin brutalis.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /b?u?ta?/
- Hyphenation: bru?tal
Adjective
brutal m or f (plural brutais, comparable)
- brutal, brutish
- (colloquial) huge
- (colloquial) fantastic, extraordinary
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin brutalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bru?tal/
Adjective
brutal m or n (feminine singular brutal?, masculine plural brutali, feminine and neuter plural brutale)
- brutal
Declension
Related terms
- brut
- brutalitate
- brutaliza
- brutalizare
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin br?t?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?u?tal/, [b?u?t?al]
Adjective
brutal (plural brutales)
- brutal
Derived terms
- brutalidad
- brutalismo
- brutalizar
- brutalmente
Related terms
- bruto
Further reading
- “brutal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Etymology
From French brutal from Medieval Latin brutalis, from br?tus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
brutal (comparative brutalare, superlative brutalast)
- brutal
Declension
Related terms
- brutalisera
Anagrams
- bultar
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bad
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæd/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /bæ?d/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /b?d/
- (Singapore) IPA(key): /b??/
- (æ-tensing) IPA(key): /be?d/
- Rhymes: -æd
Etymology 1
From Middle English bad, badde (“wicked, evil, depraved”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortening of Old English bæddel (“hermaphrodite”) (for loss of -el compare Middle English muche from Old English my?el, and Middle English wenche from Old English wen?el), or at least related to it and/or to bædan (“to defile”), from Proto-Germanic *bad- (compare Old High German pad (“hermaphrodite”)). Alternatively, perhaps a loan from Old Norse into Middle English, compare Norwegian bad (“effort, trouble, fear”, neuter noun), East Danish bad (“damage, destruction, fight”, neuter noun), from the Proto-Germanic noun *bada-.
Adjective
bad (comparative worse or (slang) badder, superlative worst or (slang) baddest)
- Unfavorable; negative; not good.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.
- Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
- Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
- Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
- Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
- Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Evil; wicked.
- Faulty; not functional.
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
- Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
- Of poor physical appearance.
- (informal) Bold and daring.
- (slang) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- You is [sic] bad, man!
- (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
- (US, slang) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- (slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
Synonyms
- (not good): unfavorable, negative; see also Thesaurus:bad
- (not suitable or fitting): inappropriate, unfit; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable
- (not appropriate, of manners etc.):
- (liable to cause health problems): unhealthful, unwholesome; see also Thesaurus:harmful
- (unhealthy; unwell): ill, poorly, sickly; see also Thesaurus:ill
- (tricky; stressful; unpleasant): foul, loathsome; see also Thesaurus:unpleasant
- (evil; wicked): wicked, evil, vile, vicious; see also Thesaurus:evil
- (not functional): faulty, inoperative; see also Thesaurus:out of order
- (of food): rotten; see also Thesaurus:rotten
- (of breath): malodorous, foul; see also Thesaurus:malodorous
- (false; counterfeit): false, spurious; see also Thesaurus:fake
- (of limited ability): bungling, inept; see also Thesaurus:unskilled
- (of poor physical appearance): repulsive, unsightly; see also Thesaurus:ugly
- (bold, daring): badass; see also Thesaurus:brave
- (good): see also Thesaurus:good
- (of a need or want): dire, severe, urgent; see also Thesaurus:urgent
- (overly promiscuous): see also Thesaurus:promiscuous
- (of a draft/check): rubber, hot
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
See also
Adverb
bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)
- (now colloquial) Badly.
Translations
Noun
bad (uncountable)
- (slang) Error, mistake.
- Sorry, my bad!
- (countable, uncountable, economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
Translations
References
Etymology 2
From Middle English bad, from Old English bæd, first and third-person singular indicative past tense of biddan (“to ask”).
Verb
bad
- (archaic) alternative past of bid. See bade.
Etymology 3
Unknown
Verb
bad (third-person singular simple present bads, present participle badding, simple past and past participle badded)
- (Britain, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).
- 1876, The Gloucester Journal, Oct. 7, 1876, reported in A. Gregory, “Gloucestershire Dialect,” Notes and Queries, 5th ser., 6, 148 (1876?10?28): 346
- A curious specimen of Gloucestershire dialect came out in an assault case heard by the Gloucester court magistrates on Saturday. One of the witnesses, speaking of what a girl was doing at the time the assault took place, said she was ‘badding’ walnuts in a pigstye. The word is peculiarly provincial: to ‘bad’ walnuts is to strip away the husk. The walnut, too, is often called a ‘bannut,’ and hence the old Gloucestershire phrase, ‘Come an’ bad the bannuts.’
- 1876, The Gloucester Journal, Oct. 7, 1876, reported in A. Gregory, “Gloucestershire Dialect,” Notes and Queries, 5th ser., 6, 148 (1876?10?28): 346
Anagrams
- ABD, ADB, Abd., BDA, D.B.A., DAB, DBA, abd., d/b/a, dab, dba
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [b?t]
Noun
bad (plural [please provide])
- bath
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bað, Proto-Germanic *baþ? (“bath”), cognate with English bath and English Bad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?að]
- Rhymes: -ad
Noun
bad n (singular definite badet, plural indefinite bade)
- bath, shower, swim
- bathroom
Inflection
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?æ?ð], [?b?æð?]
Verb
bad
- past tense of bede
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?æ?ð], [?b?æð?]
Verb
bad
- imperative of bade
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?t/
- Hyphenation: bad
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bat, from Old Dutch *bath, from Proto-Germanic *baþ?.
Noun
bad n (plural baden, diminutive badje n)
- bath
Derived terms
Related terms
- baden
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bad
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
bad
- singular past indicative of bidden
Gothic
Romanization
bad
- Romanization of ????????????
Indonesian
Etymology
From Persian ???? (bâd, “wind”).
Noun
bad (first-person possessive badku, second-person possessive badmu, third-person possessive badnya)
- (archaic) wind
- Synonym: angin
Lushootseed
Noun
bad
- father
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþ? (“bath”).
Noun
bad n (definite singular badet, indefinite plural bad, definite plural bada or badene)
- a bath
- et varmt bad - a hot bath
- a bathroom (see also baderom)
Derived terms
- blodbad
- boblebad
Related terms
- bade
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- (of be) ba
Verb
bad
- imperative of bade
- simple past of be
- simple past of bede
References
- “bad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bað.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??d/
Noun
bad n (definite singular badet, indefinite plural bad, definite plural bada)
- a bath
- eit varmt bad - a hot bath
- a bathroom
Synonyms
- (bathroom): baderom
Derived terms
- blodbad
- boblebad
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??/
Verb
bad
- past of be
References
- “bad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??d/
Verb
b?d
- first/third-person singular preterite of b?dan
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- bed
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bað/
Verb
bad
- inflection of is:
- third-person singular past subjunctive
- third-person singular/second-person plural imperative
Mutation
Palauan
Etymology
From Pre-Palauan *baðu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Cognate with Kavalan btu,Tagalog bato, Malay batu, Maori whatu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bað/
Noun
bad
- stone; rock
Polish
Etymology
From German Bad, from Middle High German, from Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþ?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bat/
Noun
bad m inan
- (obsolete) health resort, bath
Declension
Synonyms
- kurort
Further reading
- bad in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
bad m (genitive singular baid, plural badan)
- place, spot
- tuft, bunch
- flock, group
- thicket, clump (of trees)
Synonyms
- (place): spot
Derived terms
- anns a' bhad
- reul-bhad
Somali
Noun
bad ?
- sea
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish badh, from Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþ?, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *b?eh?-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??d/
Noun
bad n
- a bath, the act of bathing
- a bath, a place for bathing (badplats, badhus)
Declension
Related terms
- bada
- badkar
- badrum
- havsbad
- kallbad
- karbad
- varmbad
- vinterbad
- ångbad
Verb
bad
- past tense of be.
- past tense of bedja.
References
- bad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Volapük
Noun
bad (nominative plural bads)
- evil, badness
Declension
See also
- badik
- badiko
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?d/
Etymology 1
From Old English b?t.
Noun
bad m (plural badau)
- boat
- Synonyms: cwch, llong
Derived terms
- bad achub (“lifeboat”)
Etymology 2
Noun
bad f (uncountable)
- plague, pestilence
- Synonyms: pla, haint
Derived terms
- y fad fawr (“the Great Plague”)
Mutation
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