敵 意(てきい)

てきい

noun

hostility; animosity; antagonism

emotion

1. hostility; animosity; antagonism; enmity

A feeling of active ill will or opposition toward someone or something.

敵意(てきい)を感(かん)じた。

I sensed hostility.

彼(かれ)の目(め)には明(あき)らかな敵意(てきい)があった。

There was clear hostility in his eyes.

理由(りゆう)もなく敵意(てきい)を向(む)けられて、困惑(こんわく)した。

I was bewildered by the hostility directed at me for no reason.

敵意(てきい) combines 敵(てき) (enemy) + 意(い) (intent/will), expressing active ill will or opposition directed at someone.

Common collocations

敵意(てきい)を持(も)つ: to harbor hostility
敵意(てきい)を向(む)ける: to direct hostility at someone
敵意(てきい)を感(かん)じる: to sense hostility
敵意(てきい)剥(む)き出(だ)し: openly hostile (lit. hostility laid bare)
敵意(てきい)を抱(いだ)く: to hold hostility

Register

Used in both formal contexts (news, literature, diplomatic language) and everyday conversation to describe strong ill will. 嫌(きら)い (dislike) and 怒(おこ)り (anger) are milder alternatives that don't fully capture the same intensity.

Similar words

悪意(あくい): malice, ill will (broader, not necessarily about an enemy)
敵(てき)対(たい)心(しん): hostility, antagonism (slightly more formal)
反感(はんかん): antipathy, dislike (less intense)

Related Words

Synonym: 悪意(あくい) (malice, ill will)

Synonym: 反感(はんかん) (antipathy (milder))

Compare: 敵対心(てきたいしん) (hostility, antagonism)

Compare: 悪感情(あくかんじょう) (ill will)

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Added 2026.3.14 22:08 · Revised 2026.9.4 9:41

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