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おぞましい Japanese meaning | Kotomora

おぞましい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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i-adjective

appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting

usually written using kana alone

Expresses strong revulsion or horror, often at something morally repugnant or viscerally disturbing.

その事じ件けんの詳しょう細さいはおぞましいものだっ

た

。

The details of the incident were appalling.

彼かれの冷れい酷こくな態たい度どがおぞましく感かんじられた。

His cold-hearted attitude felt revolting.

Written forms

おぞましいUsage98%
Usually written in kana. The kanji form 悍ましい is rare.
悍おぞましいUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
悍おぞましいUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form.

Kanji

悍rough, clumsy, violent

Similar words

恐おそろしい
恐ろしい means 'frightening' or 'terrible' and focuses on fear, while おぞましい emphasizes disgust and moral revulsion.
気き味み悪わるい
気味悪い means 'creepy' or 'eerie' and suggests an unsettling feeling, whereas おぞましい is stronger and implies something hideous or loathsome.

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. It may be related to the classical adjective おぞし (fearful, terrible), but the exact derivation is unclear.