adj
Meaning 1
Not good; bad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
ungood
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UK: /ˌʌnˈɡʊd/
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UK: /ˈʌnˌɡʊd/
adj
Meaning 2
Those who are not good; the wicked, evil, or bad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
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noun
Meaning 3
Lack or absence of good; goodlessness; bad
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, uncountable
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History
Etymology
From Middle English ungod, from Old English ungōd, equivalent to un- (“not”) + good (adjective). Popularised by its appearance in Newspeak, a fictional language coined in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), a dystopian novel by George Orwell.
From Middle English ungod (“evil”), equivalent to un- (“lack of”) + good (noun). Cognate with German Low German Ungood (“bad, evil”), German Ungüte (“ungood”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: mauvais — not good; bad
- French: inbon — not good; bad