悪趣味(あくしゅみ)

あくしゅみ
noun, na-adjective
bad taste, poor taste
1. bad taste, poor taste, vulgarity
Describes something that lacks aesthetic refinement or shows poor judgment in taste. Can refer to choices in fashion, decor, humor, or behavior.
悪趣味(あくしゅみ)な冗談(じょうだん)
a joke in bad taste
その服(ふく)の組(く)み合(あ)わせは悪趣味(あくしゅみ)だ。
That outfit combination is in poor taste.
人(ひと)の不幸(ふこう)を笑(わら)うなんて、悪趣味(あくしゅみ)にも程(ほど)がある。
Laughing at others' misfortune is terribly tasteless.

FORMATION: 悪(あく) (bad) + 趣味(しゅみ) (taste, hobby)

NUANCE: 悪趣味(あくしゅみ) can describe both aesthetic failures (garish clothes, tacky decor) and moral/social failures (inappropriate jokes, morbid interests). It carries a judgmental tone.

CAN FUNCTION AS: Na-adjective (悪趣味(あくしゅみ)な...)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 悪趣味(あくしゅみ)な冗談(じょうだん) (joke in bad taste)
  • 悪趣味(あくしゅみ)な趣味(しゅみ) (morbid hobby)
  • 悪趣味(あくしゅみ)にも程(ほど)がある (that's going too far in bad taste)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 下品(げひん) (vulgar, crude)
  • 趣味(しゅみ)が悪(わる)い (to have bad taste)
  • 無粋(ぶすい) (boorish, uncouth)
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Added 2026.2.1 10:39 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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