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böse (adj/adv)
   angry, mad; bad, evil, wicked, nasty; naughty
das Böse/Böses (decl. as adj.)
   evil; harm

Meine Mutter ist immer noch böse auf mich.
My mother is still mad at me.
"Selbstsucht ist die Ursache des Bösen."
  - aus Kapitän West von John Knittel, 1922
"Selfishness, all selfishness, is the cause of evil."
  - in The Travels of Aaron West by John Knittel, 1919)
Das war ein böses Erwachen.
That was a rude awakening.
Sie hat eine böse Zunge.
She has a malicious/wicked tongue.

Related Words:
böses Blut bad blood (feud)
der böse Blick evil eye, evil look/stare
der Böse the Evil One, the Devil
die Bösen the wicked
böse Folgen dire consequences
die böse Fee the bad fairy, wicked fairy
der Bösewicht villain

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