嫌がらせ・厭がらせ|いやがらせiyagarase[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounharassment; pestering
- SynonymいじめるCasualColloquial. To bully — sustained ill-treatment of the weak by the strong; 「嫌がらせ」 centers on words or acts meant to annoy.
- Related悩ますなやますNeutralA verb for causing someone worry or distress, as in 「騒音に悩まされる」; unlike 「嫌がらせ」, the act is not necessarily deliberate.
- Related責めるせめるNeutralTo blame, criticize or press someone, and also to torment; the emphasis is on reproach.
- Related苦しめるくるしめるNeutralTo make someone suffer physically or emotionally, or put them in a difficult spot; broad in use and not necessarily deliberate.
- Related煩わすわずらわすWrittenWritten/formal prose. Puts someone to trouble, as in 「お手を煩わす」; mostly polite formulas, but can also mean deliberately causing trouble.
- Related責め苛むせめさいなむWrittenWritten/formal prose. To torment or torture; heavy in tone and often in the passive.
- RelatedいたぶるCasualColloquial. To bully or torment the weak, and also to extort money; carries malice.
- Related煩わせるわずらわせるNeutralTo put someone to trouble or inconvenience; not necessarily malicious, whereas 「嫌がらせ」 is deliberate pestering.
- Related苛むさいなむWrittenWritten/formal prose. To torment or afflict; often in the passive, as in 「罪悪感に苛まれる」.
- Related責め立てるせめたてるNeutralTo criticize or press someone harshly and repeatedly, leaving no room for rebuttal.
「嫌がらせ」 is deliberately doing things that upset someone, e.g. phone harassment. Use 「いじめる」 for bullying the weak, 「悩ます」 for causing worry, 「煩わせる」 for politely putting someone to trouble. The others cover blaming, tormenting or extorting.
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