(ぎゃく)ギレ

ぎゃくぎれ
noun, suru verb
getting angry at the person who has a right to be upset; reverse outburst
informalspokenemotioncommunication
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(ぎゃく)ギレする(ぎゃく)ギレしない
Present polite(ぎゃく)ギレします(ぎゃく)ギレしません
Past(ぎゃく)ギレした(ぎゃく)ギレしなかった
Past polite(ぎゃく)ギレしました(ぎゃく)ギレしませんでした
て form(ぎゃく)ギレして(ぎゃく)ギレしなくて
ている present(ぎゃく)ギレしている(ぎゃく)ギレしていない
ている polite(ぎゃく)ギレしています(ぎゃく)ギレしていません
ている past(ぎゃく)ギレしていた(ぎゃく)ギレしていなかった
ている past polite(ぎゃく)ギレしていました(ぎゃく)ギレしていませんでした
Conditional ば(ぎゃく)ギレすれば(ぎゃく)ギレしなければ
Conditional たら(ぎゃく)ギレしたら(ぎゃく)ギレしなかったら
Volitional(ぎゃく)ギレしよう
Volitional polite(ぎゃく)ギレしましょう
Potential(ぎゃく)ギレできる(ぎゃく)ギレできない
Passive(ぎゃく)ギレされる(ぎゃく)ギレされない
Causative(ぎゃく)ギレさせる(ぎゃく)ギレさせない
Imperative(ぎゃく)ギレしろ(ぎゃく)ギレするな
1. getting angry at the person who has a right to be upset; lashing out when one is at fault
When someone who is in the wrong — the one who should be apologizing — instead gets angry at the person who confronts or criticizes them. A reversal of expected emotional roles.
注意(ちゅうい)したら(ぎゃく)ギレされた
When I warned them, they got angry at me instead.
I can't believe the person who was late is the one getting angry.
I only pointed out a mistake, but they lashed out at me, and the atmosphere made it seem like I was the one in the wrong.

Usage

A colloquial word that became widely used in the 2000s. Written with a mix of kanji and katakana: (ぎゃく)ギレ. The ギレ comes from キレる (to snap, to lose one's temper). Always describes an unreasonable emotional reaction — the person who should be apologizing instead attacks.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • キレる: to snap, to lose one's temper — general term for getting angry suddenly
  • ()()たり: taking out one's anger on someone — misdirecting anger at an innocent party