凶悪(きょうあく)

きょうあく
adjective-na
atrocious; heinous; vicious
1. atrocious; heinous; brutal
Describes a crime, criminal, or violent act that is extremely cruel and serious. Almost always used of grave offenses.
その犯罪(はんざい)は凶悪(きょうあく)だ。
That crime is heinous.
凶悪(きょうあく)な事件(じけん)が続(つづ)いている。
Heinous incidents have been continuing.
凶悪(きょうあく)な犯人(はんにん)がついに警察(けいさつ)に逮捕(たいほ)された。
The vicious criminal was finally arrested by the police.

A na-adjective used almost exclusively for serious, violent wrongdoing. It typically modifies nouns such as crime, criminal, or incident.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 凶悪(きょうあく)犯罪(はんざい): violent crime
  • 凶悪(きょうあく)犯(はん): vicious criminal
  • 凶悪(きょうあく)事件(じけん): heinous incident

CONJUGATION:

  • Negative: 凶悪(きょうあく)ではない
  • Te-form: 凶悪(きょうあく)で
  • Past: 凶悪(きょうあく)だった

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 残酷(ざんこく): cruel — emphasizes mercilessness; broader, not limited to crime
  • 悪質(あくしつ): malicious — emphasizes bad intent; used for fraud and dishonest acts
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