Arg
Translingual
    
    
Usage notes
    
See arg.
German
    
    Etymology
    
See arg
Pronunciation
    
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Noun
    
Arg n (strong, genitive Args, no plural)
- (dated) malice, wickedness, falsehood, deceit
- Synonyms: Boshaftigkeit, Falschheit
 
Usage notes
    
Usage restricted to a few set expressions and compound forms:
- Er ist ohne Arg. ― He is without malice.
- Es ist kein Arg an/in ihm. ― There is no malice about/in him.
- arglos ― harmless
Capitalized Arg- with any ending other than -s is in fact the (nominalized) adjective arg, for example:
- im Argen liegen ― to be in disorder
Declension
    
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Further reading
    
- “Arg” in Duden online
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