いちゃもん
いちゃもん
noun
complaint; fault-finding; picking a fight
1.
unreasonable complaint; nitpicking; picking a quarrel
An unreasonable or unfounded complaint, often made to harass or bully someone. Implies that the complaint has little legitimate basis.
いちゃもんをつける。
To pick a fight; to make an unreasonable complaint.
酔っ払いにいちゃもんをつけられた。
A drunk person picked a fight with me.
そんないちゃもんをつけられても、こちらとしては困る。
Even if you make that kind of unreasonable complaint, there's nothing we can do about it.
A colloquial word for an unreasonable or baseless complaint, usually aimed at harassing or intimidating someone. Strongly negative — implies the complainer is being unreasonable on purpose.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- いちゃもんをつける: to pick a fight; to nitpick; to make an unfounded complaint
- いちゃもんをつけられる: to be picked on; to have unreasonable complaints directed at one
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 言いがかり: false accusation; groundless complaint — similar but slightly more formal
- 難癖: fault-finding; nitpicking — finding faults where there are none
- クレーム: complaint — more neutral; can be legitimate
- 文句: complaint — more general, can be reasonable or not
REGISTER:
Informal and colloquial. Not used in formal writing or polite speech.