敵意(てきい)

てきい
noun
hostility; animosity; antagonism
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��(てきい)を感(かん)じる: to sense hostility
  • 敵意(てき���)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:
A formal word found in news, literature, and diplomatic language. In everyday conversation, people would more likely say 嫌(きら)い (dislike) or 怒(おこ)り (anger).

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)
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Added 2026.3.14 22:08 · Revised 2026.3.28 12:50
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