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むごい

cruel, brutal, awful, terrible

むご cruel, brutal + い adjective-forming; having the quality of
adjective · present tense Rare #38,830
cruel, brutal Also used more broadly in casual speech to mean that something is awful or in a terrible state.
JA: 動物にむごいことをしてはいけない。
EN: You must not be cruel to animals.
awful, terrible Casual use; can describe a bad situation or condition.
JA: その話はむごい。
EN: That story is awful.

動物に対してむごいことをしてはいけない。

You must not be cruel to animals.

むごいことになったな

Things have gotten pretty rough.

— もののけ姫 (1997)

むごい話さ

What a cruel story.

— サイコ (1960)

むごいことだ

How cruel.

— レベッカ (1940)

むごい衣装でコートは自前だった

He was wearing a hideous costume, and the coat was his own.

— ベルリン・天使の詩 (1987)