反 発 的(はんぱつてき)な

はんぱつてきな

na-adjective

defiant; resistant; oppositional

1. defiant; resistant; oppositional; rebellious

Showing a tendency to resist, push back, or oppose authority, ideas, or other people. Describes attitudes or behavior that actively reject what is being imposed.

反発的(はんぱつてき)な態度(たいど)を取(と)る。

To take a defiant attitude.

思春期(ししゅんき)の子(こ)どもは親(おや)に反発的(はんぱつてき)になりやすい。

Adolescent children tend to become resistant toward their parents.

社員(しゃいん)たちは新(あたら)しいルールに対(たい)して反発的(はんぱつてき)な反応(はんのう)を示(しめ)した。

The employees showed a resistant reaction to the new rules.

A na-adjective formed from 反発(はんぱつ) (repulsion; opposition) + 的(てき). Describes a person or group that pushes back against authority, rules, or pressure. Common in discussions of interpersonal dynamics, workplace relations, and developmental psychology.

The related verb 反発(はんぱつ)する means to resist or push back, and the noun 反発(はんぱつ) can refer to both psychological resistance and physical rebound/repulsion.

Common collocations

反発的(はんぱつてき)な態度(たいど): defiant attitude
反発的(はんぱつてき)な反応(はんのう): resistant reaction
反発的(はんぱつてき)な姿勢(しせい): oppositional stance
反発的(はんぱつてき)な行動(こうどう): rebellious behavior

Similar words

反抗的(はんこうてき)な: rebellious; defiant — stronger, implies active disobedience
批判的(ひはんてき)な: critical — involves evaluating and finding fault, more intellectual than emotional
消極的(しょうきょくてき)な: passive; unenthusiastic — resists by not engaging rather than pushing back

Related Words

Compare: 反抗的(はんこうてき) (rebellious)

Compare: 批判的(ひはんてき) (critical)

Compare: 消極的(しょうきょくてき) (passive)

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Added 2026.4.28 20:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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