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reluctance; feeling of resistance; aversion
A psychological feeling of reluctance or discomfort about doing something or accepting something. Not physical resistance but an emotional or instinctive pushback.
抵抗感がある。
I feel reluctant about it.
虫を食べることに抵抗感がある人は多い。
Many people feel aversion to eating insects.
最初は抵抗感があったが、使ってみたら便利だった。
I was reluctant at first, but once I tried it, it was convenient.
Describes the psychological feeling of not wanting to do or accept something. Very common in everyday Japanese for expressing discomfort with new things, unfamiliar practices, or morally questionable actions.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 抵抗感がある — to feel reluctant/averse
- 抵抗感がない — to have no resistance/reluctance
- 抵抗感を感じる — to feel resistance
- 抵抗感を覚える — to feel a sense of reluctance
- 抵抗感なく — without reluctance
- 抵抗感が薄れる — reluctance fades
WORD FORMATION:
抵抗 (resistance) + 感 (feeling). The 感 suffix creates many similar emotion/sensation words: 不安感 (anxiety), 達成感 (sense of achievement), 違和感 (sense of discomfort).
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 違和感 — sense that something is off (more about something feeling wrong)
- 嫌悪感 — disgust, revulsion (stronger)
- ためらい — hesitation (more about indecision than aversion)