性悪

しょうわる
Alternative readings: せいあく
Frequency:
1

having an ill or wicked nature; (also) the doctrine that human nature is originally evil (seishaku theory).

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Examples

儒教では性悪説や性善説の議論が古くからある。

In Confucian thought there have long been debates about the doctrine of innate evil and innate goodness.

彼が性悪だとは思わないが、時々意地悪な言い方をする。

I don't think he's inherently wicked, but sometimes he speaks nastily.

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