いやみ

嫌 味

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    disagreeableness, unpleasantness, nastiness, offensiveness, tastelessness
    味 is ateji

    • 世界からは【麻疹輸出国】と嫌味とも本音ともとれることをいわれている始末。
      Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    cutting remark, disagreeable remark, snide comment, sarcastic comment