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ungood

ungood

9.9
Not good or pleasant, often used jokingly
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈɡʊd/
  • Literature
translation icon : malo
  • If so, that will definitely be double plus ungood.

It only knows that something ungood is in your presence and it sends you signals and you feel uncomfortable.

Examples

  • His behavior at the party was quite ungood, making everyone feel uncomfortable.

  • "Then let's hear an ungood one, Major."

    Fiction book (1993)

  • It only knows that something ungood is in your presence and it sends you signals and you feel uncomfortable.

    DoctorRamani

  • It only knows that something ungood is in your presence and it sends you signals and you feel uncomfortable.

    DoctorRamani

  • To be against its policies does not achieve anything significant; that is merely to say "Big Brother is ungood" (following Orwell's analogy).

    Academic text (1991)

  • It might also be useful to understand what the medieval scholastics actually wrote - they were not all of one mind on such things - than to rely on a vague notion of "medieval=double-plus ungood."

    Blog text (19)

  • The teacher described the student's late homework as ungood and noted it would affect his grade.

  • In the conversation about the project, she remarked that the lack of funding was ungood for the team's success.

Synonyms

negative
vsungood
974 2.9

Causing harm or showing strong dislike

is used jokingly and refers to Orwell's Newspeak rather than being serious
no-good
vsungood
  • Informal
88 5.6

Bad or worthless and often causing trouble

is a general undesirable label often used jokingly, not about value
unfavorable
vsungood
  • US
31 4.5

Not good for success or approval

is a broader general disapproval label often used jokingly
bad
vsungood
12 4.9

Things that are harmful, wrong or undesirable

is used jokingly and refers to Orwell's Newspeak rather than being serious

Antonyms

good
∞ 1.0

Showing positive qualities that other people approve of

How Good

excellent
∞ 1.0
good
∞ 1.0
acceptable
477 2.5
poor
838 1.0
ungood
  • Literature
9.9
bad
∞ 1.0
terrible
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

ungood positive

Morphology

ungood = good (transparent) = un + good

Formed with the productive negation prefix 'un-' attached to 'good', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not good' though often used humorously or as Newspeak.

Etymology

Ungood is made from the common beginning un- meaning 'not' and the word good, and it was used by George Orwell in his novel '1984' as a Newspeak word. So ungood simply means 'bad' and is often used today in a joking or ironic way.