No. 6,622 in Arabic

البشعة

"The bisha" or "البشعة" refers to a traditional trial or form of ritual practiced in some Arab societies where hot metal is used to test the truthfulness of an individual’s statement.

In a sentence

كان المنظر في الفيلم مرعبًا البشعة.
The scene in the movie was terrifyingly ugly.
The word 'البشعة' is used as an adjective describing the scene.
الحقيقة البشعة ظهرت بعد التحقيق الطويل.
The ugly truth appeared after the long investigation.
The word 'البشعة' is used metaphorically to describe the truth as unpleasant or shocking.
تجنب البشعة في حديثك ليكون أكثر إيجابية.
Avoid ugliness in your speech to make it more positive.
The word 'البشعة' is used in an abstract sense, referring to unpleasantness in communication.

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