憎悪|ぞうおzouo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbhatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 憎悪する（ぞうおする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 憎悪します（ぞうおします） |
| Negative (nai) | 憎悪しない（ぞうおしない） |
| polite (masen) | 憎悪しません（ぞうおしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 憎悪せず・憎悪せぬ（ぞうおせず・ぞうおせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 憎悪した（ぞうおした） |
| polite (mashita) | 憎悪しました（ぞうおしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 憎悪しなかった（ぞうおしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 憎悪しませんでした（ぞうおしませんでした） |
| Te form | 憎悪して（ぞうおして） |
| Potential | 憎悪できる（ぞうおできる） |
| Passive | 憎悪される（ぞうおされる） |
| Causative | 憎悪させる（ぞうおさせる） |
| Causative passive | 憎悪させられる（ぞうおさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 憎悪すれば（ぞうおすれば） |
| tara | 憎悪したら（ぞうおしたら） |
| Volitional | 憎悪しよう（ぞうおしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 憎悪しましょう（ぞうおしましょう） |
| Imperative | 憎悪しろ（ぞうおしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym憎しみにくしみNeutralA native-Japanese noun for the feeling of hatred; common in daily use, while 「憎悪」 is more written and stronger.
- Synonym憎むにくむNeutralThe everyday verb for hating; takes people or things as its object, as in 「罪を憎む」. 「憎悪」 is a written noun.
- Synonym厭悪えんおWrittenA written word for disgust; rare even in prose, synonymous with 「嫌悪」 and milder in tone than 「憎悪」.
- Related嫌悪けんおNeutralDisgust or repulsion; stresses physical or psychological rejection and is milder than 「憎悪」.
- Related恨むうらむNeutralA verb for resenting someone; stresses holding a grudge over wrongs one has suffered, with a sense of grievance.
- Related唾棄だきWrittenA written word for spurning someone as if spitting on them; stresses scorn, as in 「唾棄すべき行為」.
- Related嫌忌けんきWrittenA written word for disliking and shunning something; rare even in prose, milder than 「憎悪」, with the nuance of avoidance.
- Related厭忌えんきWrittenA written word for disliking and avoiding something; rare even in prose, stressing that one keeps away out of dislike.
- Related嫌厭けんえんWrittenA written word for dislike and weariness; rare even in prose, stressing the sense of growing weary of or repelled by something.
- Related毛嫌いけぎらいNeutralA colloquial word for disliking someone or something for no real reason; carries a sense of prejudice.
- Antonym愛あいNeutralLove; the direct opposite of hateful 「憎悪」 and the broadest of the antonyms in use.
- Antonym慈愛じあいWrittenA written word for tender, loving care; the opposite of 「憎悪」, typically the affection of a parent or elder.
- Antonym好意こういNeutralGoodwill or a favorable feeling toward someone; the opposite of hate-filled 「憎悪」.
- Antonym愛情あいじょうNeutralLove or deep affection; the opposite of 「憎悪」, stressing the depth of the feeling.
Use 「憎悪」 for intense hatred or loathing, as in 「憎悪の念」 and 「憎悪犯罪」. In everyday speech prefer 「憎しみ」 or the verb 「憎む」; for disgust or aversion use 「嫌悪」, for resentment 「恨む」, for groundless dislike 「毛嫌い」. The opposites are 「愛」 and 「好意」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 憎み嫌うこと。
- 憎む。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
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