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{
"term": "nasty",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "very bad or unpleasant",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He had a nasty accident."
},
{
"text": "The news gave me a nasty shock."
},
{
"text": "I got a nasty surprise when I opened the door and saw who was there."
},
{
"text": "I had a nasty feeling that he would follow me."
},
{
"text": "This coffee has a nasty taste."
},
{
"text": "Don't buy that coat—it looks **cheap and nasty**."
},
{
"text": "a room full of cheap and nasty ornaments"
},
{
"text": "This coffee tastes nasty."
},
{
"text": "He had a nasty moment when he thought he'd lost his passport."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "smell"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about", "to"],
"phrases": ["cheap and nasty", "nasty little"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "unkind; unpleasant",
"sensetop": "nasty to somebody",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's always making nasty remarks about people."
},
{
"text": "the nastier side of her character"
},
{
"text": "He has a nasty temper."
},
{
"text": "Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself."
},
{
"text": "That was a **nasty little** trick."
},
{
"text": "Some of these reality TV shows can be downright nasty. ."
},
{
"text": "Don't be so nasty to your brother.",
"contextForm": "nasty to somebody"
},
{
"text": "Kevin seems to enjoy being nasty to his sisters."
},
{
"text": "She was nasty about everyone."
},
{
"text": "a nasty little man"
}
],
"synonyms": "mean",
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "smell"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about", "to"],
"phrases": ["cheap and nasty", "nasty little"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "dangerous or serious",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a nasty bend *(= dangerous for cars going fast)*"
},
{
"text": "a nasty injury"
},
{
"text": "gang warfare of a thoroughly nasty kind"
}
],
"topics": ["Danger"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "smell"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about", "to"],
"phrases": ["cheap and nasty", "nasty little"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "offensive; in bad taste",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to have a nasty mind"
},
{
"text": "nasty jokes"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "smell"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about", "to"],
"phrases": ["cheap and nasty", "nasty little"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to start making threats or become violent",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You'd better do what he says or he'll turn nasty."
},
{
"text": "After the game, things turned nasty and there were fights in the streets."
},
{
"text": "Things could turn nasty if we're not careful."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to become bad or unpleasant",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It looks as though the weather is going to turn nasty again."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make you feel upset or ashamed afterwards",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The whole business left a bad taste in my mouth."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a person who is unpleasant, unkind or dishonest",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Don’t trust him; he’s a nasty piece of work."
},
{
"text": "He's a thoroughly nasty piece of work."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈnɑːsti/",
"audio": "na/nasty/nasty__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈnæsti/",
"audio": "na/nasty/nasty__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: of unknown origin."
}