大嫌い|だいきらいdaikirai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivehating; strongly disliking
    私は妥協だきょうが大嫌だいきらいだ。↗
    Compromise is abhorrent to me.
Conjugation
Plain form大嫌い(だいきらい)
Polite (desu)大嫌いです(だいきらいです)
Negative (dewa nai)大嫌いではない(だいきらいではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)大嫌いではありません(だいきらいではありません)
Past (datta)大嫌いだった(だいきらいだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)大嫌いではなかった(だいきらいではなかった)
Te form (de)大嫌いで(だいきらいで)
Adverbial (ni)大嫌いに(だいきらいに)
Conditional (nara)大嫌いなら(だいきらいなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related不愉快ふゆかいNeutralRefers to something unpleasant or a bad mood; stresses the discomfort of the moment, while 「大嫌い」 stresses extreme dislike of a person or thing.
  • Related憎いにくいNeutralMeans hateful or detestable, and ironically also admirable, as in 「憎いね」; stresses resentment toward the other person.
  • Related忌まわしいいまわしいNeutralMeans abhorrent, something you would rather not recall, as in 「忌まわしい記憶」; can also mean ominous; stresses disgust.
  • RelatedいやらしいCasualColloquial word for something nasty or disagreeable; can also mean lewd; stresses that it makes you uncomfortable.
  • Related憎らしいにくらしいNeutralMeans hateful, and ironically also lovable, as in 「憎らしい子」; stresses that someone or something provokes hatred.
  • Related憎々しいにくにくしいNeutralDescribes someone as looking utterly hateful; stresses that their attitude or manner is irritating.
  • Related厭わしいいとわしいWrittenA written/formal word for something detestable that one wants to avoid; stresses a feeling of repulsion.
  • Related忌々しいいまいましいNeutralMeans so hateful it makes you furious, as in 「忌々しい雨」; stresses anger rather than dislike itself.
  • Related憎たらしいにくたらしいCasualColloquial word for hateful or exasperating, often with a childish, sulky tone of petulance.
  • Antonym大好きだいすきNeutralAntonym: liking something very much; the direct opposite of 「大嫌い」.

Use 「大嫌い」 for extreme dislike or hatred; it is common in speech, as in 「ピーマンが大嫌い」. For something hateful, use 「憎い」 or 「憎らしい」, for infuriating 「忌々しい」, for unpleasant 「不愉快」; the antonym is 「大好き」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. この上うえなく嫌きらいであること。また、そのようなさま。[1804年ねん~]
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