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否む (いやむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
detest ; dislike ; loathe
Expresses strong aversion or disgust toward someone or something. Often used in literary or emphatic contexts; in everyday speech, 嫌う (きらう) is more common.
為い
は
世せ
間けん
から
いや
ま
れる
だろう
。
Such behavior will be loathed by society.
Similar words 嫌きら う きらう is the standard, everyday word for 'dislike' or 'hate'. いやむ is more intense and literary, closer to 'detest' or 'loathe'.
嫌いや がる いやがる means 'to show reluctance or aversion', focusing on the outward expression of dislike, while いやむ is an internal feeling of strong aversion.
Etymology Derived from the adjective 嫌 (いや, 'unpleasant, disagreeable') + verbal suffix む. The kanji 否 is used for its meaning of 'negation' or 'denial', but the word is predominantly written in kana.
