敵対(てきたい)

てきたい
noun / suru verb
hostility, antagonism, opposition
1. hostility, antagonism, opposition
An actively hostile or antagonistic stance toward another person, group, or entity. Implies a deliberate and ongoing adversarial relationship, not a momentary disagreement.
両国(りょうこく)は長年(ながねん)敵対(てきたい)していた。
The two countries were hostile toward each other for many years.
敵対的(てきたいてき)な態度(たいど)をとるのはやめてほしい。
I wish you would stop taking a hostile attitude.
かつて敵対(てきたい)していた企業(きぎょう)どうしが合併(がっぺい)するという驚(おどろ)きのニュースが流(なが)れた。
Surprising news broke that companies that were once rivals would be merging.

USAGE:
Used as both a noun and a suru verb. The derived na-adjective 敵対的(てきたいてき) (hostile, antagonistic) is also common, especially in business contexts such as 敵対的(てきたいてき)買収(ばいしゅう) (hostile takeover). The word implies an active, sustained conflict rather than a one-time dispute.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 敵対(てきたい)する: to be hostile toward, to oppose
  • 敵対的(てきたいてき)な: hostile, antagonistic
  • 敵対的(てきたいてき)買収(ばいしゅう): hostile takeover
  • 敵対(てきたい)関係(かんけい): adversarial relationship

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 対立(たいりつ): confrontation, opposition (broader; can be ideological)
  • 反目(はんもく): discord, enmity (more literary, often between people)
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