Lousiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching

the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈaʊsinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaʊsinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaʊsinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈaʊsinəs/.

Examples

the vileness of his language surprised us

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wickedness vileness loathsomeness repulsiveness sliminess pediculosis

Parts of Speech

noun	infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching
noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions “the vileness of his language surprised us”

Word Forms

lousy	adjective	infested with lice
loathsome	adjective	causing or able to cause nausea
repulsive	adjective	offensive to the mind
slimy	adjective	morally reprehensible
vile	adjective	causing or able to cause nausea
wicked	adjective	highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Miesheit

Befall mit Läusen (Pediculus humanus) mit starkem Juckreiz

🇫🇷French

mépris

infestation de poux (Pediculus humanus) entraînant de fortes démangeaisons

🇪🇸Spanish

pésima

infestación por piojos (Pediculus humanus) que provoca picazón intensa

🇮🇹Italian

schifezza

infestazione da pidocchi (Pediculus humanus) con conseguente forte prurito

🇳🇱Dutch

waardeloosheid

besmetting met luizen (Pediculus humanus), resulterend in ernstige jeuk

🇵🇹Portuguese

péssimo

infestação por piolhos (Pediculus humanus) resultando em coceira intensa

🇷🇺Russian

паршивость

заражение вшами (Pediculus humanus), приводящее к сильному зуду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घटियापन

जूँ (पेडिकुलस ह्यूमनस) के संक्रमण के परिणामस्वरूप गंभीर खुजली होती है

🇮🇳Tamil

அசிங்கம்

பேன் தொற்று (Pediculus Humanus) இதன் விளைவாக கடுமையான அரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

నీచత్వం

పేనుతో ముట్టడి (పెడిక్యులస్ హ్యూమనస్) ఫలితంగా తీవ్రమైన దురద వస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उदासीनता

उवांचा प्रादुर्भाव (पेडीक्युलस ह्युमनस) परिणामी तीव्र खाज सुटते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થતા

જૂ (પેડીક્યુલસ હ્યુમનસ) નો ઉપદ્રવ ગંભીર ખંજવાળમાં પરિણમે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳಕು

ಪರೋಪಜೀವಿಗಳ ಮುತ್ತಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ (ಪೆಡಿಕ್ಯುಲಸ್ ಹ್ಯೂಮನಸ್) ತೀವ್ರ ತುರಿಕೆಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലൗസിനസ്സ്

പേൻ (പെഡിക്യുലസ് ഹ്യൂമനസ്) ബാധ മൂലം കടുത്ത ചൊറിച്ചിൽ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

جوؤں کا حملہ (Pediculus humanus) جس کے نتیجے میں شدید خارش ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

糟糕的

虱子（人虱）感染导致严重瘙痒

🇯🇵Japanese

お粗末さ

シラミ（Pediculus humanus）の寄生により重度のかゆみが生じる

🇰🇷Korean

형편없음

심한 가려움증을 유발하는 이(Pediculus humanus) 감염

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tệ hại

nhiễm chấy rận (Pediculus humanus) dẫn đến ngứa dữ dội

🇹🇭Thai

ความน่ารังเกียจ

การรบกวนของเหา (Pediculus humanus) ส่งผลให้เกิดอาการคันอย่างรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebrengsekan

infestasi kutu (Pediculus humanus) yang mengakibatkan rasa gatal yang parah

🇵🇭Filipino

kakulitan

infestation ng kuto (Pediculus humanus) na nagreresulta sa matinding pangangati

🇲🇾Malay

keburukan

serangan kutu (Pediculus humanus) mengakibatkan kegatalan teruk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرديئة

الإصابة بالقمل (Pediculus humanus) مما يؤدي إلى حكة شديدة

🇮🇷Persian

تنبلی

آلودگی به شپش (Pediculus humanus) که منجر به خارش شدید می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bitlilik

şiddetli kaşıntıya neden olan bit (Pediculus humanus) istilası

🇮🇱Hebrew

עלוב

נגיעות בכינים (Pediculus humanus) וכתוצאה מכך גירוד חמור

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The primary meaning of 'lousiness' is 'infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching'.

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

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