Standard Lemma guide

ew

intj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈiː.uː/
  • /iːˈjuː/
  • /iːu̯/
  • /(j)ɪu̯/
  • /ɪʊ̯/
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  • rhymes with -iːuː
  • rhymes with -uː

1

intj

Meaning 1

Expression of disgust or nausea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Ew! There’s a fly in my soup.
  • Ew! This peanut butter tastes disgusting!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ack, agh, argh, bah, barf, bleah, blech, bleck, bleh, eugh, eurgh, ew, eww, faugh, feh, foh, gah, gack, ick, no, pah, pew, phew, poo, pooh, uck, ugh, urgh, yech, yeurgh, yeugh, ych a fi, yuck

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Obsolete spelling of yew.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Abbreviation of electronic warfare.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To express disgust (at someone or something) by saying ew.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, colloquial, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: electronic warfare

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: military action, action

Narrower terms: electronic countermeasures, ECM, electronic counter-countermeasures, ECCM, electronic warfare-support measures, ESM, electromagnetic intrusion

History

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, ideophonic. Compare oh, ugh.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Across languages

Translations

91 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يَع (yaʕ) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Arabic: يع (yaʕ) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Arabic: ويع (wēʕ) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Arabic: يِع (yiʕ) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Iraqi Arabic: أيع (ʔēʕ) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Iraqi Arabic: إفّ (iff) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Armenian: յախկ (yaxk) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Assamese: ছিঃ (sih) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Breton: ec'h — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Catalan: ecs — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 惡心 /恶心 (ěxin) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 呸 (pēi) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 啐 (cuì) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哎呀 (āiyā) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哎 (āi) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 唉 (ài) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 噫 (yī) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哎喲 /哎哟 (āiyōu) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 唉唷 (āiyō) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Czech: fuj — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Danish: uf — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Danish: fy — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Danish: øv — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Dutch: bah — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Dutch: ieuw — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Esperanto: aĉ — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Finnish: hyi — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Finnish: yök — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Finnish: yäk — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Finnish: yh — expression of disgust or nausea
  • French: beurk — expression of disgust or nausea
  • German: igitt — expression of disgust or nausea
  • German: pfui — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Greek: μπλιάχ (bliách) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Ancient Greek: ψό (psó) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Hebrew: איכס (ikhs) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Hebrew: איכסה (íkhsa) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Hebrew: פוי (fuy) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Hebrew: פויה (fuya) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Hindi: छी (chī) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Hungarian: fúj — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Icelandic: oj — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Italian: puah — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Japanese: げ (ge) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Japanese: ゲ (ge) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Japanese: げっ (ge') — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Japanese: ゲッ (ge') — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Lithuanian: fu — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Lithuanian: pfui — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Navajo: ih — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Norwegian: æsj — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Norwegian: fysj — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Persian: ایش (išš) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Persian: پیف (pif) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Polish: fuj — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Polish: ble — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Portuguese: credo — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Portuguese: eca — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Portuguese: que nojo! — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Russian: фу (fu) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Russian: тьфу (tʹfu) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Russian: фе (fe) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Russian: фи (fi) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Russian: бе (be) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Russian: бр-р (br-r) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Russian: буэ́ (bué) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Serbo-Croatian: fuj — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Serbo-Croatian: bljak — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Spanish: guácala — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Spanish: puaj — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Spanish: puaf — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Spanish: iw — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Spanish: huácala — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Spanish: fuchi — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Spanish: fúchila — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Spanish: aj — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Spanish: fo — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Spanish: fo mierda — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Spanish: guácale — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Spanish: íu — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Swedish: usch — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Swedish: fy — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Swedish: uäk — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Swedish: blä — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Turkish: ıy — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Ukrainian: фу (fu) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Urdu: چھی (chī) — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Vietnamese: êu — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Welsh: ych a fi — expression of disgust or nausea
  • Russian: РЭБ (REB) — abbreviation of electronic warfare
  • Ukrainian: РЕБ (REB) — abbreviation of electronic warfare