醜悪

• 読み: しゅうあく
• ローマ字: shuuaku
• 漢字の分解: 醜 (shuu/miniku) — ugly, shameful; 悪 (aku/waru) — bad, evil
• 発音: /ɕɯː.a.kɯ/

意味

Ugly; hideous; repulsive; disgraceful. Describes extreme ugliness in appearance or character.

A na-adjective and noun conveying extreme ugliness, whether physical or moral. Stronger and more literary than 醜い (ugly), and often used to describe morally reprehensible behaviour or aesthetically repulsive things. Common in literary criticism, social commentary, and formal writing. Can describe both concrete ugliness and abstract disgrace.

例文

1. 権力者の醜悪な姿が報道で明らかになった。
2. その事件の醜悪な真相に多くの人が衝撃を受けた。
3. 戦場の醜悪な光景は忘れられない。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, social commentary, criticism

トーン: harsh

起源と歴史

From Chinese 醜惡. 醜 (shuu) means 'ugly, shameful' and 悪 (aku) means 'bad, evil.' Together they express the most extreme form of ugliness — both physical and moral.

文化的背景

時代: Pre-modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal