Lowlife: meaning, definitions and examples

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lowlife

 

[ หˆlษ™สŠlaษชf ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

informal

A person of low social status or moral character; a disreputable or undesirable person.

Synonyms

rascal, rogue, scoundrel, villain

Examples of usage

  • He was surrounded by a group of lowlifes at the bar.
  • Don't trust that lowlife, he will only bring trouble.
Context #2 | Noun

slang

A person who is considered to be of little importance or worth.

Synonyms

loser, nobody, nonentity

Examples of usage

  • He was treated like a lowlife by his boss.
  • Don't be such a lowlife, show some respect.

Translations

Translations of the word "lowlife" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น vagabundo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคจเฅ€เคš เคตเฅเคฏเค•เฅเคคเคฟ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Nichtsnutz

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ sampah masyarakat

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะตะฑะพั€ะฐะบ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ menda

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ใใงใชใ— (rokudenashi)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท vaurien

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ canalla

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท serseri

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ•˜์ฐฎ์€ ์‚ฌ๋žŒ (hachan-eun salam)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูˆุถูŠุน

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ budiลพkniฤemu

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ niฤomnรญk

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ‘้„™็š„ไบบ (bฤ“ibว de rรฉn)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ niฤvredneลพ

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รณnytjungur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฝำ™ะถั–ั ะฐะดะฐะผ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒœแƒแƒซแƒ˜แƒ แƒแƒšแƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ aลŸaฤŸฤฑlฤฑq adam

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ canalla

Word origin

The term 'lowlife' originated in the mid-19th century as a compound of 'low' and 'life', referring to a person of low social status or moral character. It has since been used in informal and slang contexts to describe individuals of disreputable or undesirable behavior.

See also: below, low, lowball, lowbrow, lower, lowest, lowliness, lowly, lowness.