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Adjective [English]

Forms: more argh [comparative], most argh [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English argh, from Old English earg (“inert; weak; timid; cowardly”), from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Scots ergh, argh, arch, erf (“timid; reluctant; unwilling”). Doublet of eerie. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|argh}} Middle English argh, {{inh|en|ang|earg||inert; weak; timid; cowardly}} Old English earg (“inert; weak; timid; cowardly”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*arg}} Proto-West Germanic *arg, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*argaz}} Proto-Germanic *argaz, {{cog|sco|ergh}} Scots ergh, {{doublet|en|eerie}} Doublet of eerie Head templates: {{en-adj}} argh (comparative more argh, superlative most argh)
  1. (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Timid; cowardly. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-argh-en-adj-6tPTOdmf Disambiguation of Fear: 67 33 Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 31 4 14 4 2 3 28 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 3 15 2 1 2 31 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection [English]

IPA: /ɑː(ɹ)(ɡ)/, [ɑɹɣ] (note: natural exclamation), [ɑːɣː] Audio: en-ca-argh.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡ Etymology: In imitation of a cry. Used since at least the 18th century. Head templates: {{en-interj}} argh
  1. (onomatopoeia) Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration. Tags: onomatopoeic Related terms: blech Translations (expression of annoyance): а-а (a-a) (Eastern Mari), ääh (Finnish), äsh (Finnish), äh (Finnish), argh [masculine] (French), ohh (German), うわー (uwā) (Japanese), ぎゃー (gyā) (Japanese), あ゙ [nonstandard, slang] [manga, comics, literature, publishing, media] (Japanese), اَه (ahh) (Persian), argh (Portuguese), ррр (rrr) (Russian), ё (jo) (Russian)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection [French]

IPA: /aʁɡ/, /aʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-argh.wav
Head templates: {{fr-interj}} argh
  1. (onomatopoeia) argh (expression of annoyance) Tags: onomatopoeic

Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /arx/, /ˈarɛu̯/, /ˈarɔu̯/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English earg, from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. eri is a dialectal variant of the same word. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|earg|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English earg, {{inh+|enm|ang|earg}} Inherited from Old English earg, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*arg}} Proto-West Germanic *arg, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*argaz}} Proto-Germanic *argaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} argh, {{enm-adj}} argh
  1. afraid, scared, courageless Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-argh-enm-adj-aBpVQ0yQ Disambiguation of Fear: 32 24 15 1 12 17 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 31 4 14 4 2 3 28 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 3 15 2 1 2 31 17
  2. scared, fearful, worried
    Sense id: en-argh-enm-adj-6hX32BdN
  3. base, wretched, lowly; worthy of contempt or ostracism.
    Sense id: en-argh-enm-adj-zIA6Pna~
  4. slothful, unwilling, tired; lacking in energy or motivation.
    Sense id: en-argh-enm-adj-N6txRveW
  5. Lacking in power or strength.
    Sense id: en-argh-enm-adj-NhQ6mtDY Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 31 4 14 4 2 3 28 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 3 15 2 1 2 31 17 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 9 5 5 40 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: arewe, arg, arghe, arwe, areȝ, arȝ, arȝe, arowȝe, earh [Early-Middle-English] Related terms: arghly, arghnesse, arȝen, arghen

Adverb [Middle English]

IPA: /arx/, /ˈarɛu̯/, /ˈarɔu̯/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English earg, from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. eri is a dialectal variant of the same word. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|earg|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English earg, {{inh+|enm|ang|earg}} Inherited from Old English earg, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*arg}} Proto-West Germanic *arg, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*argaz}} Proto-Germanic *argaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} argh, {{enm-adj}} argh
  1. amazedly; with a feeling of wonder.
    Sense id: en-argh-enm-adv-j7mHTXw5 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 31 4 14 4 2 3 28 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 3 15 2 1 2 31 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: arewe, arg, arghe, arwe, areȝ, arȝ, arȝe, arowȝe, earh [Early-Middle-English]

Interjection [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|intj}} argh
  1. (onomatopoeia) argh (expression of annoyance) Tags: onomatopoeic

Alternative forms

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    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Fear"
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old English earg",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "3": "earg"
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*arg"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old English earg, from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. eri is a dialectal variant of the same word.",
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
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        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "argh",
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    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "argh",
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "amazedly; with a feeling of wonder."
      ],
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        [
          "amazedly",
          "amazedly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/arx/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈarɛu̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈarɔu̯/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "arewe"
    },
    {
      "word": "arg"
    },
    {
      "word": "arghe"
    },
    {
      "word": "arwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "areȝ"
    },
    {
      "word": "arȝ"
    },
    {
      "word": "arȝe"
    },
    {
      "word": "arowȝe"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "earh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "argh"
}

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  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "intj",
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        "Portuguese onomatopoeias"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "argh (expression of annoyance)"
      ],
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          "onomatopoeia",
          "onomatopoeia"
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          "argh",
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        "(onomatopoeia) argh (expression of annoyance)"
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  ],
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}

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