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かけたくない

don't want to cause, don't want to put (on someone)

→ かける
かけ cause (someone) trouble, inconvenience + たく Desiderative (want to) + ない Negation
verb · informal Rare #28,215
don't want to cause, don't want to put (on someone) Used in expressions such as 心配をかける (cause someone worry) and 迷惑をかける (cause someone trouble).
JA: 家族に心配をかけたくない。
EN: I don't want to worry my family.
Conjugation of かける
Desiderative
かけたくないかけたい

もう誰にも迷惑かけたくない。

I don't want to trouble anyone anymore.

迷惑をかけたくない。

I don't want to cause you any trouble.

心配をかけたくないの。

I don't want to worry you.

プレッシャーはかけたくない

I don't want to put pressure on you.

— ビッグ・シック ぼくたちの大いなる目ざめ (2017)

迷惑はかけたくない

I don't want to be a burden.

— ウィキッド ふたりの魔女 (2024)

迷惑をかけたくないんだ

I don't want to cause you any trouble.

— 預言者 (2009)

面倒はかけたくないけど―彼女の詩を書いてくれませんか？

I hate to trouble you, but could you write her poem?

— イル・ポスティーノ (1994)