Übel

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German übel n (synonym übele, übel f); more at übel. Cognate with English evil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔyːbl̩/, /ˈʔyːbəl/ === Noun === Übel n (strong, genitive Übels, plural Übel) a problem, an unfavorable result, something causing suffering or unpleasantness, an evil Du musst das kleinere Übel wählen. ― You must choose the lesser evil. ein notwendiges Übel ― a necessary evil dem Übel abhelfen ― remedy the problem die Wurzel des Übels ― the cause of the problem bad (an economic good with a negative price) (archaic) illness; suffering ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== übel === Symbol === Übel (Austria) the letter Ü in the German spelling alphabet variants: Übermut (Germany), uniform echo (spelling of the digraph ue)/uniform with umlaut (international) === Further reading === “Übel” in Duden online “Übel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache