ひがむ

Alternative writings: 僻む
Frequency:
1

To view things in a warped or biased way; to be jaundiced or prejudiced in one's outlook.

U-VerbUsually Kana

Examples

彼は小さな失敗ですぐに物事をひがんだ見方で考えてしまう。

He immediately starts thinking in a jaundiced way after even a small mistake.

あの事件のせいで、彼女は世の中をひがんだ目で見るようになった。

Because of that incident, she began to view the world with a biased outlook.

2

To feel that one has been treated unfairly; to resent being slighted or disadvantaged.

U-VerbUsually Kana

Examples

いつも自分だけ不公平だとひがむ人には近づきたくない。

I don't want to get close to someone who always feels they're being treated unfairly.

彼女は同僚に先を越されたことをひがんでいるようだ。

She seems to resent the fact that a colleague got ahead of her.

3

To be jealous or envious; to harbor resentment toward someone's success or happiness, often tied to feelings of inferiority.

U-VerbUsually Kana

Examples

友達の成功をひがむより、自分を磨くほうが建設的だ。

Rather than being jealous of a friend's success, it's more constructive to improve yourself.

あの人は他人の幸せをすぐにひがむ傾向がある。

That person tends to resent other people's happiness quickly.

Word Relationships

Synonyms
Derivations
Masu-Formひがみます
Nai-Formひがまない
Ta-Formひがんだ
Te-Formひがんで
Ba-Formひがめば
Volitional Formひがもう
Imperative Formひがめ
Potential Formひがめる
Passive Formひがまれる
Causative Formひがませる
Causative Passive Formひがませられる