恨(うら)み言(ごと)

うらみごと
noun
words of resentment; reproach
1. words of resentment; reproach; bitter complaint
Words expressing a grudge or accumulated resentment toward someone, usually delivered face-to-face or in a letter. Implies a personal grievance rather than general complaining.
恨(うら)み言(ごと)を言(い)う。
To voice resentment.
彼女(かのじょ)は一言(ひとこと)も恨(うら)み言(ごと)を口(くち)にしなかった。
She did not say a single word of reproach.
別(わか)れた後(あと)になって長(なが)い恨(うら)み言(ごと)のメールが届(とど)いた。
After we broke up, a long resentful email arrived.

Compound of 恨(うら)み (grudge) + 言(ごと) (words). The 言(ごと) suffix forms nouns meaning "words/talk of —" (独(ひと)り言(ごと), 寝言(ねごと)).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 恨(うら)み言(ごと)を言(い)う: to voice resentment
  • 恨(うら)み言(ごと)を並(なら)べる: to reel off complaints
  • 恨(うら)み言(ごと)を聞(き)く: to listen to someone's grievances
  • 恨(うら)み言(ごと)一(ひと)つ言(い)わない: to not utter a single word of complaint

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 愚痴(ぐち): griping — about life or circumstances in general, not directed at a specific person
  • 文句(もんく): complaint — broader; can be about a product or situation
  • 悪口(わるぐち): bad-mouthing — speaking ill of someone behind their back
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