noun
rash; skin irritation; eruption from an irritant
A skin rash or irritation caused by contact with something such as cosmetics, detergent, plants, or medicine.
洗剤で手にかぶれが出た。
The detergent gave me a rash on my hands.
Suffix use with a negative or critical tone, describing someone or something as affected by a style, ideology, or group in a shallow or pretentious way.
彼はインテリかぶれで、難しい言葉ばかり使う。
He has a pseudo-intellectual affectation and uses nothing but difficult words.
noun, used as a suffix
crazy about; obsessed with; affectedly fond of a culture or language
Suffix use for being excessively taken with something, especially a foreign culture, language, or lifestyle; often sounds critical rather than admiring.
彼女はフランスかぶれで、何でもフランス風にしたがる。
She is crazy about France and wants to make everything French-style.
A more medical or general word for eczema or a rash; かぶれ specifically suggests irritation caused by contact with something.
A neutral word for influence; suffix かぶれ often implies shallow, affected, or criticized influence.
Means being absorbed in or enthusiastic about something and can be positive; かぶれ usually carries a more critical nuance of affectation or excessive fascination.
Related to the verb かぶれる, meaning to break out in a rash or to be affected by something. The suffix use is a figurative extension of being 'affected' by a style, culture, or idea; the kanji 気触れ is attested, but the word is usually written in kana.