schlimm

Meaning

Adj

1. bad, terrible, serious (seriously bad), dire, horrible, awful
2. hurting, ill, infected

Adv

badly, severely

Concepts

bad

nasty

evil

miserable

poor

wrong

sore

cruel

fatal

wicked

sorely

serious

terrible

dire

unwholesome

bad worse

fatally

wickedly

worst

sad

ill

bothersome

tiresome

worrisome

inexcusable

outrageous

rude

murderous

afraid

awful

heavy

severe

very bad

violent

malign

damage

baleful

baneful

deadly

pernicious

pestilent

desperate

badly

ugly

impiously

vilely

villainously

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃlɪm/

Etymology

From Middle High German slimp (“slanting, awry”), from Proto-Germanic *slimbaz (“oblique, crooked”). Compare English slim (“thin”), Dutch slim (“clever, smart”), Middle Dutch slim (“bad, crooked”).

Sentences

Was ist so schlimm daran ?

"What would be so bad about that?