憎(にく)まれ口(ぐち)

にくまれぐち
noun
sarcasm; harsh words; spiteful remarks
1. sarcasm; harsh words; spiteful remarks
Words or manner of speaking that invites being disliked; speaking in a way that annoys or antagonizes others.
憎(にく)まれ口(ぐち)を叩(たた)く。
To make spiteful remarks.
彼(かれ)はまた憎(にく)まれ口(ぐち)を叩(たた)いて皆(みんな)を怒(おこ)らせた。
He made sarcastic remarks again and angered everyone.
憎(にく)まれ口(ぐち)ばかり言(い)っていると、本当(ほんとう)に嫌(きら)われるよ。
If you keep making harsh remarks, people will really start to dislike you.

COMMON EXPRESSION:

  • 憎(にく)まれ口(ぐち)を叩(たた)く - to make spiteful/sarcastic remarks

PROVERB:

  • 憎(にく)まれっ子(こ)世(よ)にはばかる - The hated child prospers in the world (troublemakers often succeed)

NOTE ON CONSTRUCTION:
憎(にく)まれ (passive of 憎(にく)む "to hate") + 口(ぐち) (mouth/speech) = literally "speech that makes one hated"

RELATED:

  • 皮肉(ひにく) - sarcasm, irony
  • 嫌味(いやみ) - snide remark, sarcasm
  • 毒舌(どくぜつ) - sharp tongue, caustic speech
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Added 2026.1.23 8:40 · Revised 2026.1.24 16:38
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