ひどい

terrible, awful, unfair, cruel

Also:violent, very bad, excessive

AdjectiveJLPT N4

What does ひどい mean?

ひどい is a Japanese adjective meaning terrible, awful, unfair, cruel in English. It can also be translated as violent, very bad, excessive depending on context. It is written as ひどい in hiragana, and hidoi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この薬はひどい味がする。

This medicine tastes horrible.