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intj · 2 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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  • /ʌɣ/ lexically
  • /ʌ(ɡ)/ lexically
  • /ʌx/ lexically
  • /əː/ lexically
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH1 G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Used to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Ugh! The bread in the pantry has gone moldy.

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

intj

Meaning 2

Used to express inarticulate vocalisations, such as used by a caveman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يَع (yaʕ) — to express disgust
  • Catalan: uf — to express disgust
  • Catalan: ecs — to express disgust
  • Chinese Mandarin: 惡心 /恶心 (ěxin) — to express disgust
  • Chinese Mandarin: 呸 (pēi) — to express disgust
  • Chinese Mandarin: 啐 (cuì) — to express disgust
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哎呀 (āiyā) — to express disgust
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哎 (āi) — to express disgust
  • Chinese Mandarin: 噫 (yī) — to express disgust
  • Cornish: ogh — to express disgust
  • Czech: fuj — to express disgust
  • Dutch: bah — to express disgust
  • Esperanto: aĉ — to express disgust
  • Finnish: hyh — to express disgust
  • French: beurk — to express disgust
  • German: igitt — to express disgust
  • German: pfui — to express disgust
  • Greek: αχ (ach) — to express disgust
  • Ancient Greek: ψό (psó) — to express disgust
  • Hebrew: איכס (ikhs) — to express disgust
  • Hebrew: איכסה (íkhsa) — to express disgust
  • Hebrew: פוי (fuy) — to express disgust
  • Hebrew: פויה (fuya) — to express disgust
  • Hindi: अरे (are) — to express disgust
  • Hindi: उफ़ (uf) — to express disgust
  • Hindi: छी (chī) — to express disgust
  • Ido: uf — to express disgust
  • Italian: che schifo — to express disgust
  • Japanese: うっ (u') — to express disgust
  • Japanese: わっ (wa') — to express disgust
  • Japanese: げ (ge) — to express disgust
  • Japanese: ゲ (ge) — to express disgust
  • Japanese: げっ (ge') — to express disgust
  • Japanese: ゲッ) (ge') — to express disgust
  • Malay: ee — to express disgust
  • Malay: isy — to express disgust
  • Eastern Mari: фу-у (fu-u) — to express disgust
  • Norwegian Bokmål: æsj — to express disgust
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fy — to express disgust
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uff — to express disgust
  • Persian: ایش (išš) — to express disgust
  • Pohnpeian: ahk — to express disgust
  • Polish: fu — to express disgust
  • Portuguese: agh — to express disgust
  • Portuguese: aff — to express disgust
  • Romanian: câh — to express disgust
  • Russian: фу (fu) — to express disgust
  • Russian: тьфу (tʹfu) — to express disgust
  • Russian: фе (fe) — to express disgust
  • Russian: фи (fi) — to express disgust
  • Russian: бе (be) — to express disgust
  • Russian: уф (uf) — to express disgust
  • Spanish: puf — to express disgust
  • Spanish: guácala — to express disgust
  • Spanish: fuchi — to express disgust
  • Spanish: fúchila — to express disgust
  • Spanish: aj — to express disgust
  • Swedish: usch — to express disgust
  • Tagalog: yak — to express disgust
  • Tibetan: ཨ་ཡོ (a yo) — to express disgust
  • Tibetan: ཨ་ཁ (a kha) — to express disgust
  • Turkish: ıı — to express disgust
  • Welsh: ych — to express disgust