疎(うと)ましい

うとましい
i-adjective
disagreeable; unwelcome; distasteful
formalemotionevaluation
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present疎(うと)ましい疎(うと)ましくない
Past疎(うと)ましかった疎(うと)ましくなかった
て form疎(うと)ましくて疎(うと)ましくなくて
Adverbial疎(うと)ましく—
Conditional ば疎(うと)ましければ疎(うと)ましくなければ
Conditional たら疎(うと)ましかったら疎(うと)ましくなかったら
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。
People look at me as if I were a nuisance.
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)

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

Related words

Related Words

Related: 疎(うと)い (estranged, unfamiliar)
Related: 煩(わずら)わしい (troublesome, annoying)
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Added 2026.1.25 17:30 · Revised 2026.9.24 3:19
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