反発的(はんぱつてき)な

はんぱつてきな
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
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Added 2026.4.28 20:27
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