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backward compliment

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Japanese Meaning
意図して褒めようとしたが、受け取り方によっては逆に侮辱と感じられてしまう褒め言葉
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彼女に「意外にちゃんと話せるね」と言ったのは皮肉めいた褒め言葉のように感じられ、部屋全体を気まずくさせた。

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A compliment which unintentionally comes across as an insult.

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backward compliment

Calling her 'surprisingly articulate' felt like a backward compliment that made the whole room awkward.

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Calling her 'surprisingly articulate' felt like a backward compliment that made the whole room awkward.

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