酷い (ひどい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

酷い (ひどい) means cruel / severe / terrible.

See example sentences below.

酷い at a glance

酷い

ひどいhidoi

N1adj

cruel / severe / terrible

酷いひどいhidoiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

cruel / severe / terrible

Example 1

彼の言葉はとてもひどい。

Translation

His words are very cruel.

Example 2

ひどい風邪で学校を休みました。

Translation

I missed school because of a bad cold.