ひねくれた

• 読み: ひねくれた
• ローマ字: hinekureta
• 発音: /çine̞kɯɾe̞tɑ/

意味

Twisted; perverse; cynical; warped. Describes a personality or attitude distorted by negativity, contrary thinking, or resentment.

A prenominal adjective (past-tense form of ひねくれる, to become twisted). Used to describe people whose outlook or behaviour is contrary, cynical, or distorted — often as a result of past hurt or habituation. Can describe both the character itself and specific thoughts or statements. Not as harsh as 腹黒い, but implies an ingrained resistance to sincerity.

例文

1. ひねくれた見方をすれば、どんな親切な行為にも裏があるように見える。
2. 幼い頃の孤独な経験が、彼のひねくれた性格を徐々に形成していった。
3. 彼はひねくれた物言いで有名だが、根っこのところでは誰よりも優しい。

使い方ガイド

場面: character description, psychology, fiction, everyday speech

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

From the verb ひねくれる (to become twisted or warped — related to ひねる, to twist). The image is of something twisted out of its natural straight form, applied metaphorically to personalities bent by cynicism or grievance.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal