Nastiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse

malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈæstinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈastinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈastinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈæstinəs/.

Examples

I flinched at the nastiness of his wound

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

filth spitefulness cattiness filthiness bitchiness foulness spite

Antonyms

niceness

Parts of Speech

noun	a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
noun	malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
noun	the quality of being unpleasant “I flinched at the nastiness of his wound”

Word Forms

filthy	adjective	disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
foul	adjective	disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
nasty	adjective	disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
catty	adjective	marked by or arising from malice
bitchy	adjective	marked by or arising from malice
spite	verb	hurt the feelings of
spiteful	adjective	showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gemeinheit

ein Zustand, der durch üblen oder ekelhaften Schmutz und Unrat gekennzeichnet ist

🇫🇷French

méchanceté

un état caractérisé par de la saleté et des déchets nauséabonds ou dégoûtants

🇪🇸Spanish

suciedad

Estado caracterizado por suciedad y desechos asquerosos o repugnantes.

🇮🇹Italian

cattiveria

uno stato caratterizzato da sporcizia e rifiuti disgustosi o disgustosi

🇳🇱Dutch

misselijkheid

een staat die wordt gekenmerkt door smerig of walgelijk vuil en afval

🇵🇹Portuguese

maldade

um estado caracterizado por sujeira e lixo nojentos ou nojentos

🇷🇺Russian

гадость

состояние, характеризующееся грязной или отвратительной грязью и мусором

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंदगी

एक ऐसी अवस्था जिसकी विशेषता गंदी या घृणित गंदगी और कूड़ा-कचरा है

🇧🇩Bengali

দুষ্টতা

ফাউল বা ঘৃণ্য ময়লা এবং প্রত্যাখ্যান দ্বারা চিহ্নিত একটি রাষ্ট্র

🇮🇳Tamil

கேவலம்

மோசமான அல்லது அருவருப்பான அழுக்கு மற்றும் கழிவுகளால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

దుష్టత్వం

అసహ్యకరమైన లేదా అసహ్యకరమైన ధూళి మరియు చెత్తతో కూడిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

ओंगळपणा

घाणेरडी किंवा घृणास्पद घाण आणि नकार द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत राज्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થતા

ખરાબ અથવા ઘૃણાસ્પદ ગંદકી અને ઇનકાર દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ રાજ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹ್ಯ

ಕೊಳಕು ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ ಕೊಳಕು ಮತ್ತು ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ರಾಜ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാസ്തിത്വം

വൃത്തികെട്ടതോ വെറുപ്പുളവാക്കുന്നതോ ആയ അഴുക്കും മാലിന്യവും ഉള്ള ഒരു അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਦੀਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਰਾਜ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੰਦਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਘਿਣਾਉਣੀ ਗੰਦਗੀ ਅਤੇ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندگی

ایک ایسی حالت جس کی خصوصیت گندی یا مکروہ گندگی اور ردی کی ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肮脏

以肮脏或恶心的污垢和垃圾为特征的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

意地悪

汚い、または不快な汚れやゴミによって特徴づけられる状態

🇰🇷Korean

불결함

더럽거나 역겨운 흙과 쓰레기가 특징인 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khó chịu

một trạng thái đặc trưng bởi bụi bẩn và rác thải hôi hám hoặc kinh tởm

🇹🇭Thai

ความน่ารังเกียจ

สภาพที่มีลักษณะเป็นสิ่งสกปรกและขยะที่น่ารังเกียจหรือน่าขยะแขยง

🇮🇩Indonesian

keburukan

suatu keadaan yang ditandai dengan kotoran dan sampah yang busuk atau menjijikkan

🇵🇭Filipino

kakulitan

isang estado na nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng marumi o kasuklam-suklam na dumi at basura

🇲🇾Malay

kejijikan

keadaan yang dicirikan oleh kotoran dan sampah yang busuk atau menjijikkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قبح

حالة تتميز بالأوساخ والنفايات الكريهة أو المثيرة للاشمئزاز

🇮🇷Persian

تندی

حالتی که مشخصه آن کثیفی کثیف یا منزجر کننده است

🇹🇷Turkish

pislik

pis veya iğrenç kir ve çöplerle karakterize edilen bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִבזוּת

מצב המאופיין בלכלוך וסרב מגעיל או מגעיל

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