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.