嫌悪(けんお)

けんお
noun, suru verb
disgust; loathing; aversion
1. disgust; loathing; aversion
A strong feeling of dislike or repulsion toward something or someone. Stronger than simple dislike.
彼(かれ)の態度(たいど)に嫌悪感(けんおかん)を抱(いだ)いた。
I felt disgust at his attitude.
暴力(ぼうりょく)を嫌悪(けんお)する。
I loathe violence.
自己(じこ)嫌悪(けんお)に陥(おちい)ることがある。
Sometimes I fall into self-loathing.

嫌悪(けんお) is a formal/literary word for strong dislike or revulsion.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 嫌悪感(けんおかん): feeling of disgust
  • 嫌悪(けんお)する: to loathe, to abhor
  • 自己(じこ)嫌悪(けんお): self-loathing
  • 嫌悪(けんお)を抱(いだ)く: to harbor disgust

CONTRAST:

  • 嫌(きら)い: dislike (more casual)
  • 憎(にく)しみ: hatred (more personal/emotional)
  • 軽蔑(けいべつ): contempt, disdain
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Added 2026.1.17 6:25 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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