Ma'anar ƙamus na "ƙaunatacciya" ƙamus ce da ke bayyana ɗabi'a mara kyau, rashin ɗabi'a, ko rashin wayewa. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga wanda ya kasance mai girman kai, maras jin daɗi, ko wahalar sha'ani. Misalai na yin amfani da "lalata" a cikin jumla na iya haɗawa da "Ya amsa cikin ladabi ga buƙatarta mai ladabi" ko" abokin ciniki ya koka game da sabis ɗin." Gabaɗaya, kalmar tana nuna rashin jin daɗi ko ɗabi'a mara daɗi ga wasu.