反発的(はんぱつてき)

はんぱつてき
adjective
resistant; defiant; repulsive
1. resistant; defiant; oppositional
Describing an attitude or behavior that pushes back against authority, ideas, or pressure.
彼(かれ)は上司(じょうし)に反発的(はんぱつてき)な態度(たいど)を取(と)った。
He took a defiant attitude toward his boss.
思春期(ししゅんき)の子供(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.
新(あたら)しい政策(せいさく)に対(たい)して市民(しみん)は反発的(はんぱつてき)な反応(はんのう)を示(しめ)した。
Citizens showed a resistant reaction to the new policy.
2. repulsive; repelling
Describing a physical or psychological force that pushes things apart or away.
同(おな)じ極(きょく)の磁石(じしゃく)は反発的(はんぱつてき)だ。
Same-polarity magnets are repulsive.
この素材(そざい)は水(みず)に対(たい)して反発的(はんぱつてき)な性質(せいしつ)を持(も)つ。
This material has a water-repellent property.
二(ふた)つの集団(しゅうだん)の間(あいだ)には反発的(はんぱつてき)な力(ちから)が働(はたら)いている。
A repulsive force is at work between the two groups.

A na-adjective formed from 反発(はんぱつ) (repulsion; resistance) plus 的(てき). Sense 1 describes psychological or social resistance, while sense 2 describes physical repulsion. The word 反発(はんぱつ) itself has both meanings, and the adjective inherits them.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 反発的(はんぱつてき)な態度(たいど): resistant attitude
  • 反発的(はんぱつてき)な反応(はんのう): oppositional reaction
  • 反発的(はんぱつてき)な力(ちから): repulsive force
  • 反発的(はんぱつてき)になる: to become defiant

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 反抗的(はんこうてき): rebellious; defiant — stronger than 反発的(はんぱつてき), implying active resistance against authority
  • 敵対的(てきたいてき): hostile; antagonistic — implies deeper hostility rather than mere resistance
  • 批判的(ひはんてき): critical — intellectual opposition through analysis rather than emotional pushback
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