偽ぎ悪あく趣しゅ味み

noun

propensity to make oneself look bad; tendency to act bad

Describes a person's inclination to present themselves in a worse light than necessary, often by acting or speaking in a way that invites negative judgment. A somewhat literary or psychological term.

• 彼かれの偽ぎ悪あく趣しゅ味みには、周しゅう囲いも戸と惑まどっている。

  People around him are puzzled by his tendency to make himself look bad.

• あの作さっ家かの偽ぎ悪あく趣しゅ味みは、作さく品ひんにも表あらわれている。

  That author's propensity to put himself in a bad light is also evident in his works.