悪態|あくたいakutai[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounabusive language
- Synonym悪口わるぐちNeutralThe everyday word for bad-mouthing someone, to their face or behind their back. 「悪態」 is voicing coarse words, usually 「悪態をつく」, even when cursing to oneself.
- Synonym悪口雑言あっこうぞうごんWrittenWritten style. A four-character idiom for letting loose every kind of abuse at once; more exaggerated than 「悪態」, stressing how much and how mixed the abuse is.
- Synonym罵倒ばとうWrittenMerciless, no-holds-barred berating; works as a verb in 「罵倒する」. 「悪態」 centers on the ugly words themselves and often carries a whiff of defiance.
- Synonym罵詈ばりWrittenWritten and rare: berating or the words of abuse, mostly seen inside 「罵詈雑言」. On its own it is far less common than 「悪態」.
- Synonym罵詈雑言ばりぞうごんWrittenA four-character idiom for showering someone point-blank with every sort of abuse; stresses volume and viciousness, and is more exaggerated than 「悪態」.
- Related罵りののしりNeutralThe noun form of the verb 「罵る」: the act of berating or the words used. 「悪態」 typically pairs with 「つく」.
- Related悪たれ口あくたれぐちCasualColloquial: hurtful, demeaning abuse, close in feel to 「悪態」; usually in the phrase 「悪たれ口をたたく」.
- Related悪言あくげんWrittenWritten and rare: language that speaks ill of someone, close to 「悪口」 in meaning. In everyday speech use 「悪口」 or 「悪態」.
- Related雑言ぞうごんWrittenWritten style: assorted abusive language, mostly within 「悪口雑言」 and 「罵詈雑言」; used alone less often than 「悪態」.
- Related憎まれ口にくまれぐちCasualColloquial: cheeky, brash talk that gets people's backs up, not necessarily abuse. 「悪態」 means coarse, insulting words said straight out.
- Related罵言ばげんWrittenWritten and rare: the abusive words themselves, at home in prose. In speech, say 「悪態」 or 「悪口」.
- Related痛罵つうばWrittenWritten style: a scathing, sharp-tongued lashing, often carrying a note of stern criticism; more intense than 「悪態」.
- Related嘲罵ちょうばWrittenWritten style: abusing someone while mocking them, laced with contempt. 「悪態」 does not necessarily involve mockery.
To voice ugly, abusive words, say 「悪態をつく」. For everyday bad-mouthing pick 「悪口」; for merciless berating 「罵倒」; for brash talk that rubs people the wrong way 「憎まれ口」. The remaining words are mostly written-style or four-character idioms, rare in everyday speech.
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- 人を怒らせるようなひどい言葉。


