{
    "term": "nasty",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "very bad or unpleasant",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He had a nasty accident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The news gave me a nasty shock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I got a nasty surprise when I opened the door and saw who was there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had a nasty feeling that he would follow me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This coffee has a nasty taste."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't buy that coat—it looks **cheap and nasty**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a room full of cheap and nasty ornaments"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This coffee tastes nasty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a nasty moment when he thought he'd lost his passport."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "smell"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about", "to"],
                "phrases": ["cheap and nasty", "nasty little"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "unkind; unpleasant",
            "sensetop": "nasty to somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's always making nasty remarks about people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the nastier side of her character"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has a nasty temper."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That was a **nasty little** trick."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some of these reality TV shows can be downright nasty. ."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't be so nasty to your brother.",
                    "contextForm": "nasty to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Kevin seems to enjoy being nasty to his sisters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was nasty about everyone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a nasty little man"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "mean",
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "smell"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about", "to"],
                "phrases": ["cheap and nasty", "nasty little"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "dangerous or serious",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a nasty bend *(= dangerous for cars going fast)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a nasty injury"
                },
                {
                    "text": "gang warfare of a thoroughly nasty kind"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Danger"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "smell"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about", "to"],
                "phrases": ["cheap and nasty", "nasty little"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "offensive; in bad taste",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to have a nasty mind"
                },
                {
                    "text": "nasty jokes"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "smell"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about", "to"],
                "phrases": ["cheap and nasty", "nasty little"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to start making threats or become violent",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You'd better do what he says or he'll turn nasty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After the game, things turned nasty and there were fights in the streets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Things could turn nasty if we're not careful."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to become bad or unpleasant",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It looks as though the weather is going to turn nasty again."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make you feel upset or ashamed afterwards",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The whole business left a bad taste in my mouth."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person who is unpleasant, unkind or dishonest",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don’t trust him; he’s a nasty piece of work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's a thoroughly nasty piece of work."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɑːsti/",
                "audio": "na/nasty/nasty__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnæsti/",
                "audio": "na/nasty/nasty__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: of unknown origin."
}