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Meaning of bizen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈbaɪzən

Definitions

Something monstrous or portentous; a shocking sight; sorry spectacle; disgraceful thing.
Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete, rare
Something serving as a warning or an example to be avoided.
Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal

Equivalents

日本語備前

Examples

“She's a shem and a bizen to all the heale town.”

“[…] and a bizen like this.”

“It'll be a sham an' a bizen, if we cannot find him a menseful of a dinner.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

Bizen ware Bizerte Bizet Bizet sheep bizfluencer bizillion

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