evil (adj.)
→
positive evaluation
5 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | wicked | |
| meaning 1 | evil or mischievous by nature | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | positive evaluation | That car is wicked That was a wicked guitar solo, bro! |
| reference | CamEngDict English Wiktionary | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | mean | |
| meaning 1 | bad | mean weather bad weather |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | positive evaluation | (american) plays a mean Rhythm Master excellent |
| reference | ABBYY LINGUO | |
| comment | https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=mean |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | French | |
| lexeme | méchant | |
| meaning 1 | evil, bad | un méchant homme an evil man |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | good, great | Tu as vu la méchante voiture ? Have you seen the cool car? |
| reference | Larousse online | |
| comment | The second meaning is colloquial. | |