übel
Meaning
- (not-comparable) bad, evil, terrible (not good, in quality or morality)
- (impersonal,not-comparable) unwell, sick, queasy, nauseous
Concepts
wlatsome
surge of anger
bad worse
deadly
Synonyms
verderbtheit
scheußlig
hundsmiserabel
unzuträglich
ungesittet
verabscheuenswert
verpestend
mulig
odiös
übel riechend
hundeelend
fies, gemein
sich ekelnd
über Leichen gehend
hundig
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
iibel
Basel-Landschaft
laid
Basel-Landschaft
un’guet
Basel-Landschaft
ketzerig
Basel-Landschaft
ketzerlig
Basel-Landschaft
kotzerig
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈyːbəl/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle High German übel, from Old High German ubil, from Proto-West Germanic *ubil. Compare Dutch euvel, English evil.
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