ugly
219
5.7
- adjective
- /ˈʌɡli/
:
violento
- But, down in the real world, we're faced with ugly choices.
- turn ugly
- get ugly
- an ugly confrontation
And it has become such an ugly, mean spirited city.
- And it has become such an ugly, mean spirited city.
- Now, all of this can really rear its ugly head in couples therapy.
- How did that rear it's ugly head throughout your life?
- And that's when it starts getting real ugly real fast because it's my stuff.
- And that's when you see all of the ugly narcissistic patterns come at you.
- And heaven help us if it unravels in an ugly way, which is quite possible.
- It it is a ugly, ugly situation that's very polarized.
- Umm, but Trump was the one ugly enough and bruising enough to fight.
- So for me, the more I build it up, the messier and uglier it gets.
- I wanna say better not be ugly, Abigail says.
- But yes, I think I think that's the ugly part of surveillance.
- I told my team, they, the close ones saw me an ugly moment, right?
Examples
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But the terrorist presses harder, an angry sneer across his face, a very ugly situation about to get worse...
Fiction book (1996) -
It's going to get ugly if you don't stop.
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How did that rear it's ugly head throughout your life?
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I thought he might turn ugly with drink, but it never happened.
Fiction book (1994) -
You can share if you like, but if you get ugly, it's over.
Fiction book (1991) -
Things are about to get ugly when Deanna sees a familiar figure coming down the hall toward her.
Fiction book (1996) -
The era of the good neighbor policy was over, and the ugly specter of gunboat diplomacy had returned.
Academic text (1998) -
It will definitely get ugly if the argument continues to escalate.
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The situation turned ugly when emotions ran high during the debate.
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We are hoping to avoid an ugly confrontation between the two rival teams.
Synonyms
∞
1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
∞
1.0
Very bad or unpleasant and causing dislike
457
1.8
Words or actions that hurt people
222
5.2
Deliberately cruel and likely to hurt someone
132
5.1
Causing physical or mental harm to someone by cruel treatment
126
5.1
Very unpleasant in a way that makes people angry or upset
95
4.5
Makes people feel very afraid and shocked
32
4.2
Serious and unfriendly so people feel afraid to approach
24
7.2
A person who is unfriendly and often angry in a rough or threatening way
12
7.6
Very cruel and shocking, causing great pain and fear
6
5.1
Very scary and likely to make someone feel afraid
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
3
4.2
Someone or something that seems not attractive at first but later becomes admired
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ugly comes from an old Norse word uggligr meaning 'frightening' or 'to fear'. So when a situation or mood turns ugly, it feels threatening or likely to become violent because it has that original sense of fear and danger.