疎(うと)ましい

うとましい
adjective (i-adjective)
disagreeable; unwelcome; distasteful
1. disagreeable; unwelcome; distasteful
describes something or someone that one finds unpleasant and would prefer to avoid
彼(かれ)の態度(たいど)が疎(うと)ましい。
I find his attitude disagreeable.
疎(うと)ましい目(め)で見(み)られている。
I'm being looked at with unwelcoming eyes.
自分(じぶん)の過去(かこ)が疎(うと)ましく感(かん)じられることがある。
Sometimes I find my own past distasteful.

USAGE:

  • 〜が疎(うと)ましい (to find ~ disagreeable)
  • 疎(うと)ましく思(おも)う (to think of as unwelcome)
  • 疎(うと)ましげな (with a distasteful manner)

NUANCE:
Expresses a feeling of wanting to keep distance from something unpleasant. Stronger than mere dislike—suggests an instinctive aversion.

RELATED:

  • 疎(うと)い (estranged, unfamiliar - related root)
  • 煩(わずら)わしい (troublesome, annoying)
  • 厭(いと)わしい (detestable)
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Added 2026.1.25 17:30
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