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مَكْرُوهٌ

Root: كره

Full Definition

مَكْرُوهٌ Foul, abominable, or evil; i. q. سَيِّئٌ; and شَرٌّ: [held in aversion]. See كَرِيهٌ.
2 مَكَارِهُ, a pl. of مَكْرُوهٌ.
3 مَكَارِهُ الدَّهْرِ The afflictions, or calamities, of fortune; syn. نَوَازِلُهُ and شَدَائِدُهُ. See also مَكْرَهٌ.
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