言い逃れ

• 読み: いいのがれ
• ローマ字: iinogare
• 漢字の分解: 言 (gen/i) — say, word; 逃 (tou/noga) — escape, flee, evade
• 発音: /iː.no̞.ɡa.ɾe/

意味

Evasion; excuse-making; prevarication; alibi. Talking one's way out of responsibility through clever or dishonest speech.

A noun describing the act of making excuses or dodging accountability through strategic speech. While 言い訳 (excuse) can be neutral or sincere, 言い逃れ carries a negative connotation of deliberately evading responsibility. Often used for politicians, those caught in wrongdoing, or anyone who tries to wriggle free verbally rather than accept consequences. The verb form is 言い逃れる.

例文

1. どんな言い逃れをしても、証拠の前では通用しない。
2. 彼は巧みな言い逃れで批判をかわし続けた。
3. 失敗を言い逃れしようとする彼の態度が、チームの信頼を損なった。

使い方ガイド

場面: accountability, politics, conflict, workplace

トーン: critical, negative

起源と歴史

言い (to say, verbal action) + 逃れ (escape, evasion — from 逃れる 'to escape/evade'). The combination literally means 'escaping through words.'

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adult

社会的背景: General