イヤ

イヤ

"イヤ" means "disagreeable" or "unpleasant."

イヤ is used here as an adjective (イヤだ) to express dislike or something unpleasant.

この服はイヤだな。

I dislike these clothes.

イヤ is used interjectively here to strongly reject something being discussed.

イヤ、その話は聞きたくない。

No, I don’t want to hear about that.

イヤ is utilized here in a phrase to denote the intention or emotion of dislike without directly claiming dislike.

その音楽はイヤと言うつもりはなかったけど、好きでもない。

I didn’t mean to say I hate that music, but I don’t like it either.