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άσχημος
ugly /ˈasximos/
adjectiveA2#777 most common
Also: bad-looking, unpleasant, nasty (of situations), bad (figurative)
Example sentences
Το σπίτι είναι άσχημο.
The house is ugly.
Φοράει ένα άσχημο παλτό.
He's wearing an ugly coat.
Είχα ένα άσχημο όνειρο χθες το βράδυ.
I had a bad dream last night.
Η κατάσταση έγινε πολύ άσχημη μετά τον καβγά.
The situation got very ugly after the quarrel.
Παρά την άσχημη πρώτη εντύπωση, αποδείχθηκε καλός άνθρωπος.
Despite the bad first impression, he turned out to be a good person.
Δεν υπάρχει τίποτα πιο άσχημο από την υποκρισία που κρύβεται πίσω από ένα χαμόγελο.
There is nothing uglier than the hypocrisy hidden behind a smile.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | άσχημος | άσχημοι |
| Genitive | άσχημου | άσχημων |
| Accusative | άσχημο | άσχημους |
| Vocative | άσχημε | άσχημοι |
Word family
ασχήμιαugliness
άσχημαbadly, in an ugly way
ασχημαίνωto grow ugly; to make ugly
ασχημόπαποugly duckling
σχήμαshape, form
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀσχήμων (askhḗmōn) 'shapeless, unseemly, deformed', formed from the privative prefix ἀ- 'without' and σχῆμα (skhêma) 'form, figure, shape'. The Modern Greek form was remodeled on the common -ος adjective pattern. σχῆμα itself derives from the verb ἔχω / σχεῖν 'to have, hold', so the word literally evokes something 'without proper form'.
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