Hurtful Words
Hurtful Speech, Sarcasm, Disagreeableness
noun, な adjective
You have a flavor of dislike. If someone gives you "flavor" and you dislike it, what might that "flavor" be? How about hurtful words.
The reading for 味 is the on'yomi you learned with the kanji, but the reading for 嫌 is the kun'yomi, いや. Just imagine someone saying words so hurtful that you have to scream, "Iyaaaaa!" いや.
こんなクイズも解けないのか、と嫌味を言われた。
They made a nasty comment to me, like, "You can't even answer a simple question like that?"
アイツ、ちょっと頭悪いよね。どうしてあれが嫌味だってことに気づかないのかな。
He's kind of an idiot, don't you think? Why wouldn't he realize that was sarcasm?
あの嫌味な女をギャフンと言わせた君の発言は、賞賛に値するよ。
The comments you made to shut that obnoxious woman up were truly commendable.