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Japanese

しゃくにさわる
Meaning: to rub someone the wrong way; to be irritating
Part of Speech: Verb, Idiom

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 癪に障る 癪に障らない
Polite 癪に障ります 癪に障りません
Past 癪に障った 癪に障らなかった
Polite + Past 癪に障りました 癪に障りませんでした
Te-form 癪に障って 癪に障らなくて
Potential 癪に障れる 癪に障れない
Passive 癪に障られる 癪に障られない
Causative 癪に障らせる 癪に障らせない
Causative + Passive 癪に障らされる 癪に障らされない
Imperative 癪に障れ 癪に障るな

Example

彼の態度は、どうも癪に障る。
His attitude really rubs me the wrong way.

Usage Notes

An idiomatic expression for feeling annoyed or offended by someone or something; it often describes a reaction to an unpleasant attitude, remark, or manner.

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