腹立(はらだ)たしい

はらだたしい
i-adjective
irritating; infuriating; maddening
emotion
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present腹立(はらだ)たしい腹立(はらだ)たしくない
Past腹立(はらだ)たしかった腹立(はらだ)たしくなかった
て form腹立(はらだ)たしくて腹立(はらだ)たしくなくて
Adverbial腹立(はらだ)たしく—
Conditional ば腹立(はらだ)たしければ腹立(はらだ)たしくなければ
Conditional たら腹立(はらだ)たしかったら腹立(はらだ)たしくなかったら
1. irritating, infuriating, maddening, vexing
Describes a situation, behavior, or state of affairs that provokes anger or deep frustration. Emphasizes the speaker's emotional response of rising anger.
腹立(はらだ)たしい気持(きも)ちになった。
I felt irritated.
It's infuriating that they won't listen no matter how many times you tell them.
I found my own powerlessness unbearably frustrating.

Derived from 腹(はら)が立(た)つ (to get angry, literally "the belly rises") with the adjective-forming suffix ~しい. The word describes the feeling of anger welling up inside.

Usage

Often used as a predicate (腹立(はらだ)たしい) or as a modifier (腹立(はらだ)たしい思(おも)い). The adverb form 腹立(はらだ)たしく is also common. Slightly more literary and restrained than 腹(はら)が立(た)つ or 頭(あたま)にくる.

Common collocations

  • 腹立(はらだ)たしい思(おも)い: a feeling of frustration
  • 腹立(はらだ)たしい気持(きも)ち: irritated feelings
  • 腹立(はらだ)たしくてたまらない: unbearably infuriating
  • 腹立(はらだ)たしい限(かぎ)りだ: extremely frustrating

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