嫌がる・厭がる|いやがるiyagaru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
   彼かれは急いそげと言いわれるのをいやがる。↗

   He hates being told to hurry up.

• Synonym嫌うきらうNeutralDisliking or loathing something in one's heart, as in 「虫を嫌う」; the focus is inner likes and dislikes, while 「嫌がる」 shows reluctance in one's attitude.
• Synonym嫌悪けんおWrittenA noun for deep disgust, as in 「自己嫌悪」; leans toward written/formal prose.
• SynonymいやCasualA na-adjective for feeling that something is unpleasant or that you don't want to do it, as in 「嫌だ」; the most common colloquial way to state your own feelings.
• Synonym厭ういとうWrittenWritten/formal prose: being unwilling to do something and avoiding it; often in 「労を厭わない」 (never shirking toil). Also means to cherish and care for someone.
• Related憎悪ぞうおWrittenA noun for hatred, as in 「憎悪の念」; far stronger than 「嫌がる」 and carries intense hostility.
• Related憎むにくむNeutralMeans to hate, as in 「罪を憎んで人を憎まず」; the emphasis is on hatred, stronger than mere dislike.
• RelatedきらいNeutralA na-adjective for not liking something, as in 「野菜が嫌い」; the most common way to state likes and dislikes, while 「嫌がる」 describes the outward reaction.
• Related嫌気いやきNeutralA noun (read 「いやき」 or 「いやけ」) for a fed-up, disgusted feeling; common in 「嫌気が差す」. 「嫌がる」 is the outward show of reluctance.
• Related忌み嫌ういみきらうNeutralMeans to detest something so strongly that one shuns it, as in 「蛇を忌み嫌う」; stronger than 「嫌がる」.
• Related厭悪えんおWrittenWritten/formal prose for disgust and hatred; rare — in everyday use say 「嫌悪」.
• Related嫌忌けんきWrittenWritten/formal prose for dislike and taboo-avoidance; rare — in everyday use say 「嫌悪」.
• Related厭忌えんきWrittenWritten/formal prose for aversion and taboo-avoidance; rare — in everyday use say 「嫌がる」.
• Related嫌厭けんえんWrittenWritten/formal prose for disgust and repulsion, as in 「嫌厭感」; rare — in everyday use say 「嫌悪」.
• Related忌むいむWrittenWritten/formal prose: to avoid or shun as inauspicious, as in 「忌むべき風習」; usually from superstition or taboo.
• Related忌諱ききWrittenWritten/formal prose for avoiding something out of taboo or fear; common in 「忌諱に触れる」, 'to offend against a taboo'.
• Related唾棄だきWrittenWritten/formal prose for spurning with utter contempt, as in 「唾棄すべき行為」.
• Related毛嫌いけぎらいNeutralMeans disliking someone or something without reason, as in 「食わず嫌い・毛嫌いする」; the emphasis is on prejudice.
• Antonym喜ぶよろこぶNeutralAntonym: to be glad or delighted; the opposite of 「嫌がる」.
• Antonym好むこのむNeutralAntonym: to like or have a taste for something, as in 「甘いものを好む」; the opposite of 「嫌がる」.
• Antonym望むのぞむNeutralAntonym: to hope for or desire something; the opposite of the reluctance expressed by 「嫌がる」.

Use 「嫌がる」 when reluctance or dislike shows in someone's attitude, as in 「子どもが注射を嫌がる」. For inner likes and dislikes use 「嫌い」 or 「嫌う」; for your own feeling say 「嫌だ」; for strong hatred use 「憎む」. Most of the written/formal terms here are literary or rare. The opposites are 「喜ぶ」 and 「好む」.

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1. 嫌いやだという気持きもちを態度たいどに表あらわす。