Vocab Info
N1 Noun, な-adjective
嫌味disagreeableness, disagreeability, gaudiness, sarcasm
Dictionary Definition
Noun, な-adjective
1.
disagreeableness, unpleasantness, nastiness, offensiveness, tastelessness
味 is ateji2.
cutting remark, disagreeable remark, snide comment, sarcastic comment
All Forms
嫌味 【いやみ】、嫌み 【いやみ】、厭味 【いやみ】
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よく嫌味を言う叔母さんが嫌いです。
I can't stand my aunt. She's always full of sarcasm.
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凝りすぎて嫌味な装飾の店は居心地が悪い。
The place is decorated gaudily, it feels uncomfortable.
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嫌味たっぷりな口ぶりで物を言う彼は嫌われている。
People dislike him because he always speaks with heavy sarcasm.
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私は職場で嫌われるべく、あえてしきりに嫌味を言うようにしている。
I go out of my way to drop constant sarcasm at work, just to make people dislike me.
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このコーヒーは嫌味のないすっきりした味わいであるために人気となっている。
This coffee's clean, crisp flavor, free of any unpleasantness, is what makes it so popular.
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