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.
いやみ
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。
“You can’t even answer a simple question like that? ” he said hurtfully.
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, really. Why didn’t he realize that it was sarcastic?
あの嫌味な女をガツンと言わせた君の発言は、賞賛に値するよ。
Your comments that made that obnoxious woman gasp are commendable.