忌避|きひkihi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbevasion; avoidance; shirking
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, lawrecusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 忌避する（きひする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 忌避します（きひします） |
| Negative (nai) | 忌避しない（きひしない） |
| polite (masen) | 忌避しません（きひしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 忌避せず・忌避せぬ（きひせず・きひせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 忌避した（きひした） |
| polite (mashita) | 忌避しました（きひしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 忌避しなかった（きひしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 忌避しませんでした（きひしませんでした） |
| Te form | 忌避して（きひして） |
| Potential | 忌避できる（きひできる） |
| Passive | 忌避される（きひされる） |
| Causative | 忌避させる（きひさせる） |
| Causative passive | 忌避させられる（きひさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 忌避すれば（きひすれば） |
| tara | 忌避したら（きひしたら） |
| Volitional | 忌避しよう（きひしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 忌避しましょう（きひしましょう） |
| Imperative | 忌避しろ（きひしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym回避かいひNeutralAvoiding dangers, duties, etc.; very common in written prose. 「忌避」 stresses avoidance out of dislike, and in law means seeking a judge's recusal.
- Synonym逃避とうひNeutralEscaping difficulties you ought to face, as in 「現実逃避」. 「忌避」 centers on avoidance out of dislike and does not necessarily imply shirking duty.
- Synonym免れるまぬがれるWrittenEscaping disaster or responsibility, focusing on the outcome of not meeting it. 「忌避」 is active avoidance out of dislike.
- Related避けるさけるNeutralA native verb used constantly in daily speech, with a broad range of objects. 「忌避」 is a written Sino-Japanese word carrying a sense of dislike.
- Related逃げにげCasualRunning away or shirking, as in 「逃げの姿勢」; strongly colloquial. 「忌避」 is written prose and emphasizes dislike.
- Related遠ざけるとおざけるNeutralKeeping people or things away from you, with the focus on maintaining distance. 「忌避」 means avoiding something out of dislike.
- Related逃れのがれWrittenEscaping or getting away, often as a suffix in compounds like 「責任逃れ」. 「忌避」 stresses deliberately avoiding something out of dislike.
- Related遠のけるとおのけるWrittenKeeping someone at a distance; rare, and 「遠ざける」 is the usual word in speech. 「忌避」 carries a nuance of dislike.
- Related忌むいむWrittenA native verb for shunning things as unlucky or taboo. 「忌避」 is a Sino-Japanese word broadly covering avoidance out of dislike.
- RelatedかわすNeutralNimbly dodging attacks or questions, with the emphasis on deft movement. 「忌避」 is avoidance driven by dislike.
For avoiding things in general, 「避ける」 or 「回避」 is the default. Use 「忌避」 for avoidance driven by dislike or scruples, as in 「徴兵忌避」 or 「リスクを忌避する」; in law it covers seeking a judge's recusal. For escaping what you should face, say 「逃避」.
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