Nasty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

offensive or even (of persons) malicious; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Pound

exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈæsti/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈasti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈasti/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈæsti/.

Examples

in a nasty mood
a nasty accident
a nasty shock

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cruddy smutty filthy awful tight foul

Antonyms

nice

Parts of Speech

adjective	offensive or even (of persons) malicious; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Pound “in a nasty mood”
adjective	exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent “a nasty problem”
adjective	characterized by obscenity “had a filthy mouth”
adjective	disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter “as filthy as a pigsty”

Word Forms

nastiness	noun	malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
awfulness	noun	a quality of extreme unpleasantness
filth	noun	an offensive or indecent word or phrase
filthiness	noun	moral corruption or pollution
smuttiness	noun	obscenity in speech or writing
smut	noun	an offensive or indecent word or phrase
foulness	noun	a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

böse

beleidigend oder sogar (von Personen) böswillig; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Pound

🇫🇷French

méchant

offensant ou même (de personnes) malveillant; ; ; ; ; ; - Livre d'Ezra

🇪🇸Spanish

asqueroso

ofensivo o incluso (de personas) malicioso; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Libra

🇮🇹Italian

sgradevole

offensivo o anche (di persone) dannoso; ; ; ; ; ; -Ezra Pound

🇳🇱Dutch

vervelend

beledigend of zelfs (van personen) kwaadaardig; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Pond

🇵🇹Portuguese

nojento

ofensivo ou mesmo (de pessoas) malicioso; ; ; ; ; ; -Ezra Pound

🇷🇺Russian

противный

оскорбительный или даже (по отношению к людям) злонамеренный; ; ; ; ; ; - Эзра Паунд

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहुत खराब

आक्रामक या यहां तक कि (व्यक्तियों का) दुर्भावनापूर्ण; ; ; ; ; ; - एज्रा पाउंड

🇧🇩Bengali

কদর্য

আপত্তিকর বা এমনকি (ব্যক্তিদের) দূষিত; ; ; ; ; ; - এজরা পাউন্ড

🇮🇳Tamil

மோசமான

தாக்குதல் அல்லது (நபர்களின்) தீங்கிழைக்கும்; ; ; ; ; ; - எஸ்ரா பவுண்ட்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుష్ట

ప్రమాదకరమైన లేదా (వ్యక్తుల) హానికరమైన; ; ; ; ; ; - ఎజ్రా పౌండ్

🇮🇳Marathi

ओंगळ

आक्षेपार्ह किंवा अगदी (व्यक्तींचे) दुर्भावनापूर्ण; ; ; ; ; ; - एझरा पाउंड

🇮🇳Gujarati

બીભત્સ

અપમાનજનક અથવા તો (વ્યક્તિઓની) દૂષિત; ; ; ; ; ; - એઝરા પાઉન્ડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹ್ಯ

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಅಥವಾ (ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳ) ದುರುದ್ದೇಶಪೂರಿತ; ; ; ; ; ; - ಎಜ್ರಾ ಪೌಂಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

മോശമായ

കുറ്റകരമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ (വ്യക്തികളുടെ) ക്ഷുദ്രകരമായ; ; ; ; ; ; - എസ്രാ പൗണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਦਾ

ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਥੋਂ ਤੱਕ ਕਿ (ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਦਾ) ਖਤਰਨਾਕ; ; ; ; ; ; - ਅਜ਼ਰਾ ਪੌਂਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندی

جارحانہ یا یہاں تک کہ (افراد کی) بدنیتی پر مبنی؛ ; ; ; ; ; - ایزرا پاؤنڈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可恶的

冒犯性甚至（对人）恶意； ; ; ; ; ; ——埃兹拉·庞德

🇯🇵Japanese

汚い

攻撃的、または（人の）悪意さえあります。 ; ; ; ; ; - エズラ・パウンド

🇰🇷Korean

끔찍한

공격적이거나 심지어 (사람의) 악의적인 것; ; ; ; ; ; - 에즈라 파운드

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bẩn thỉu

xúc phạm hoặc thậm chí (của người) độc hại; ; ; ; ; ; - Bảng Ezra

🇹🇭Thai

น่ารังเกียจ

เป็นที่น่ารังเกียจหรือแม้กระทั่ง (ของบุคคล) ที่เป็นอันตราย ; ; ; ; ; - เอซรา ปอนด์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak menyenangkan

menyinggung atau bahkan (orang) jahat; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Pound

🇵🇭Filipino

pangit

nakakasakit o kahit na (ng mga tao) malisyoso; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Pound

🇲🇾Malay

jahat

menyinggung atau bahkan (orang) berniat jahat; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Pound

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقرف

مسيئة أو حتى (للأشخاص) ضارة؛ ; ; ; ; ; - عزرا باوند

🇮🇷Persian

زننده

توهین آمیز یا حتی (از افراد) مخرب; ; ; ; ; ; - ازرا پاوند

🇹🇷Turkish

edepsiz

saldırgan ve hatta (kişilerin) kötü niyetli; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Pound

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַגְעִיל

פוגעני או אפילו (של אנשים) זדוני; ; ; ; ; ; - עזרא פאונד

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The primary meaning of 'nasty' is 'offensive or even (of persons) malicious; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Pound'.

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Using 'nasty' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'nasty' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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