疎ましい
うとましい
adjective (i-adjective)
disagreeable; unwelcome; distasteful
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 疎ましい | 疎ましくない |
| Past | 疎ましかった | 疎ましくなかった |
| て form | 疎ましくて | 疎ましくなくて |
| Adverbial | 疎ましく | — |
| Conditional ば | 疎ましければ | 疎ましくなければ |
| Conditional たら | 疎ましかったら | 疎ましくなかったら |
1.
disagreeable; unwelcome; distasteful
describes something or someone that one finds unpleasant and would prefer to avoid
彼の態度が疎ましい。
I find his attitude disagreeable.
疎ましい目で見られている。
I'm being looked at with unwelcoming eyes.
自分の過去が疎ましく感じられることがある。
Sometimes I find my own past distasteful.
USAGE:
- 〜が疎ましい (to find ~ disagreeable)
- 疎ましく思う (to think of as unwelcome)
- 疎ましげな (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:
- 疎い (estranged, unfamiliar - related root)
- 煩わしい (troublesome, annoying)
- 厭わしい (detestable)