駄作(ださく)

ださく
noun
poor work; bad piece; flop
artevaluation
1. poor work; bad piece; flop; mediocre creation
A piece of art, writing, film, or other creative work that is considered to be of low quality.
あの映画(えいが)は駄作(ださく)だった。
That movie was a dud.
名監督(めいかんとく)にも駄作(ださく)はある。
Even great directors have some bad works.
期待(きたい)していたのに駄作(ださく)で、時間(じかん)の無駄(むだ)だった。
I had high expectations, but it was terrible and a waste of time.

A blunt, critical term for a creative work of low quality — a dud, a flop, or a bad piece. Used of films, novels, art, music and other creative work, in reviews, criticism and casual conversation.

Etymology

駄(だ) (worthless, inferior) + 作(さく) (work, creation)

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Antonym: 傑作(けっさく) (masterpiece)
Related: 名作(めいさく) (classic work)
Compare: 佳作(かさく) (good but not outstanding work)
Compare: 凡作(ぼんさく) (mediocre work)
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