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kwaad bn/bw (boos)angry adj
  (mainly US, informal)mad adj
  (mainly UK)cross adj
kwaad,
kwade
nw het
(concept: slecht)bad, evil, malicious adj
kwaad bn/bw (erg)bad adj
  wrong adj
kwaad nw het (nadeel, gevaar)harm, damage n
  danger, risk n
kwaad nw het (euvel)fault, defect n
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kwaad bn/bw (boosaardig)evil, malicious, vicious adj
kwaad bn/bw (ongunstig)bad, unfavourable adj
kwaad bn/bw (slecht)bad, malicious, evil adj
kwaad nw het (ziekte)malicious, malignant adj
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angry adj (emotion)boos, kwaad bn
  woedend bn
 I am angry with my sister for taking my book.
mad adj US (angry)boos, kwaad bn
 He got mad after hearing that she broke the chair.
incensed adj (angry)boos, kwaad bn
 Jeff was incensed after his boss insulted him.
huffy adj informal (person: annoyed, offended)boos, nijdig, kwaad bn
  geprikkeld, geïrriteerd bn
 Rita got huffy at the suggestion she might have cheated on her test.
shirty adj UK, informal (irritable)nijdig bn
  kwaad, boos bn
  geërgerd, geïrriteerd bnn
angrily adv (speech, gesture: with anger)boos, kwaad bw
 He raised his fist angrily and shouted, "Get out of here!"
crossly adv (angrily)boos, kwaad bw
 Billy stood crossly at the top of the stairs and stomped his foot.
evil n (moral badness)kwaad nw het
 Many religious people believe in the concepts of good and evil.
badness n uncountable (evil)slechtheid nw de
  kwaad nw het, ont.
devilry n (wickedness)duivelskunsten nw mv
  kwaad nw het, ont.
malignity n (malice, evil)boosaardigheid, kwaadaardigheid nw de
  kwaad nw het, ont.
evil adj (morally bad)slecht, kwaad bn
 Most people agree that Hitler was evil.
darkness n figurative (evil)kwaad nw het
 The preacher warned his congregation against the powers of darkness.
cross adj mainly UK (angry, annoyed)boos, kwaad bn
 You could tell from the look on the woman's face that she was cross.
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black adj (sullen)somber bn
  nors, kwaad bn
 Tom was in a black mood after his boss reprimanded him.
dirty adj (mean, insulting)kwaad, boos bn
  boosaardig, kwaadaardig bn
 The manager shot the two workers a dirty glance and they stopped chatting.
pissed adj (very upset)razend, kwaad, nijdig bn
bad n (bad condition)kwaad nw het
 Her behaviour goes from bad to worse.
wrong n (evil)kwaad nw het
 I know the difference between right and wrong.
evil n (a bad thing)kwaad nw het
 He chose the lesser of the two evils.
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bad blood n figurative (resentment, acrimony) (figuurlijk)kwaad bloed nw het, ont.
 There has been bad blood between the two women for many years.
bristle vi figurative (react with annoyance)nijdig worden, kwaad worden frase
  opvliegen onoverg.ww
  stekelig reageren onoverg.ww
 She bristled when I suggested she hadn't done her share.
canker n figurative (sth causing corruption) (figuurlijk)kanker nw de
  voortwoekerend kwaad bn+nw het
 Crime and violence are cankers on society.
enrage sb vtr (make angry)woedend maken, kwaad maken, razend maken bn + ww
  tot razernij brengen frase
 The apparent corruption of the government enraged the citizens.
fly off the handle v expr figurative, informal (lose temper)kwaad worden bw + ww
 My dad flew off the handle when I told him I'd crashed the car.
get angry vi + adj (lose temper)boos worden, kwaad worden bn + ww
  zich kwaad maken wk.ww
 I get angry when people are rude and obnoxious.
 Ik word kwaad wanneer mensen grof en irritant zijn.
get mad vi + adj US, informal (become angry)kwaad worden, boos worden bn + ww
 My father will get mad if I'm not home by midnight.
 Mijn vader zal kwaad worden als ik niet thuis ben om middernacht.
glaring adj (person: staring angrily)kwaad kijkend bn
go from bad to worse v expr informal (worsen)van kwaad tot erger gaan frase
  verslechteren onoverg.ww
  (Belg.)van kwaad naar erger frase
 Just as things seemed to get better, they went from bad to worse!
 Net als dingen leken beter te worden, gingen ze van kwaad tot erger!
ill will n (resentment, bad feeling) (figuurlijk)kwaad bloed bn + nw
  wrok, bitterheid nw de, ont.
 There is clearly a feeling of ill will between the two politicians.
incense sb vtr (enrage)boos maken, kwaad maken frase
  tot razernij brengen frase
 Yesterday's terrorist bombing has incensed the whole nation.
inflame sth vtr figurative (stir, excite: emotions)opwinden overg.ww
  kwaad maken frase
  (figuurlijk)ontsteken overg.ww
 The president's passionate speech inflamed the audience.
inflame sb vtr figurative (enrage or excite: sb)zich opwinden wk.ww
  kwaad maken bn+ww
 The speaker inflamed the crowd with his angry words.
mad about adj + prep informal (angry about)kwaad over, boos over bn + vz
 His jaws are clenched. He must be mad about something.
malign sb,
malign sth
vtr
(say bad things about)kwaad spreken over frase
  belasteren overg. ww
outrage vtr (make angry)verontwaardigen overg.ww
  kwaad maken overg. ww
provoke,
provoke sb
vtr
(anger: sb)provoceren overg. ww
  tergen, prikkelen overg. ww
  ophitsen overg. ww
  boos maken, kwaad maken bn+overg. ww
 Loud parties late at night will provoke your neighbours.
touch vtr (harm)aanraken, kwaad doen overg. ww
 Don't you touch her or I will kill you!
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