Meaning of 意地悪 in Japanese

Definition of 意地悪

いじわる(ijiwaru) 【意地悪】

(adj-na, n) malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
彼女の意地悪な言葉は結局自分の身にはね返ってきた。
Her unkind words boomeranged.

そこいじわるい(sokoijiwarui) 【底意地悪い】

いじわるい(ijiwarui) 【意地悪い】

(adj-i) ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
その老人は見かけほど意地悪くなかった。
The old man was not as mean as he looked.

友達ともだちに意地悪いじわるをしてするはいけません。

Don't be unkind to your friends.

彼女かのじょは意地悪いじわる女おんなだ。

She's a big teaser.

彼女の意地悪な言葉は結局けっきょく自分じぶんの身みにはね返ってきたくる。

Her unkind words boomeranged.

Isn't my boyfriend terrible? He always takes me to see horror movies, even though he knows I don't like them. I hate it.

人前ひとまえで彼かれを冷やかすひやかすなんて君きみは意地悪いじわるだ。

It is mean of you to ridicule him in public.

嫉妬深いしっとぶかい人ひとは、友達ともだちにすら、意地悪いじわるをしてする、満足感まんぞくかんを得るえる。

A jealous person gets a feeling of contentment by behaving like a dog in the manger even with his friends.

Although he isn't ill-natured, he is not very kind.

Beth is afraid of the dark because of her evil brother.

The old man was not as mean as he looked.

あの子こは私わたしに意地悪いじわるするよ。

He is very mean to me.