憎らしい|にくらしいnikurashii[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. i-adjectiveodious; hateful; detestable; horrible
   彼かれはにくらしげに彼女かのじょをにらんだ。↗

   He stared at her with hatred.
2. i-adjective(speaking ironically) darling

• Synonym憎いにくいNeutralCentres on the hatred itself, as in 「犯人が憎い」; also used ironically to praise, as in 「にくい演出」.
• Synonym忌まわしいいまわしいNeutralLoathsome and ominous, often for dreadful events, as in 「忌まわしい事件」.
• Synonym憎々しいにくにくしいNeutralStronger than 「憎らしい」 and never ironic; describes hateful looks, attitudes or ways of speaking, as in 「憎々しい顔」「憎々しい口ぶり」.
• Synonym忌々しいいまいましいNeutralFocuses on being vexed or infuriated rather than on hatred, as in 「忌々しい雨だ」.
• Synonym厭わしいいとわしいWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare: so disagreeable you want to avoid it. In everyday speech say 「嫌だ」; 「憎らしい」 carries hatred.
• Synonym憎たらしいにくたらしいCasualColloquial emphatic form of 「憎らしい」: utterly hateful, or said affectionately of a naughty child.
• Related大嫌いだいきらいNeutralA na-adjective for strong dislike, as in 「ピーマンが大嫌い」; the emphasis is on likes and dislikes rather than on finding something hateful.
• RelatedいやらしいNeutralUnpleasant or nasty, often with a sexual overtone, as in 「いやらしい目つき」.
• RelatedいやCasualColloquial and by far the most common way to say you dislike or refuse something, as in 「嫌だ」.
• Related不愉快ふゆかいNeutralRather formal: feeling displeased, as in 「不愉快な思い」, without the hatred of 「憎らしい」.
• Related意地悪いじわるNeutralMean-spirited or deliberately unkind, as in 「意地悪な人」; it judges character and behaviour, not how hateful something feels.
• RelatedひどいNeutralCommon in speech for cruel or outrageous, as in 「ひどい人」.
• RelatedえげつないCasualColloquial for ruthless, blatant methods that spare no one's feelings, as in 「えげつないやり方」.
• Related意地悪いいじわるいNeutralSame meaning as 「意地悪」: mean-natured, as in 「意地悪い笑み」.
• Antonym愛らしいあいらしいNeutralAntonym: charming and endearing, the opposite of 「憎らしい」 in attracting love rather than hatred.
• AntonymかわいいNeutralAntonym: cute or dear, the most common word, opposite to 「憎らしい」 in the liking it expresses.

Use 「憎らしい」 for someone or something hateful or galling — or, ironically, for what is so good or endearing it almost annoys you, as in 「憎らしいほど上手い」. For hatred itself say 「憎い」, for irritation 「忌々しい」, and for simple dislike 「嫌い」. The opposite is 「可愛い」.

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

1. 憎にくいと思おもう気持きもちを起おこさせるさま。
2. （反語はんご的てきに）すばらしい。