悪感情(あくかんじょう)

あくかんじょう
noun
ill will; bad feeling; animosity
formalemotion
1. ill will; bad feeling; animosity; hostility
Negative feelings toward someone, such as resentment, hostility, or dislike. Describes a persistent emotional attitude rather than a temporary mood.
悪感情(あくかんじょう)を抱(いだ)く。
To harbor ill will.
彼(かれ)に対(たい)して悪感情(あくかんじょう)はない。
I have no ill feelings toward him.
あの発言(はつげん)が原因(げんいん)で、二人(ふたり)の間(あいだ)に悪感情(あくかんじょう)が生(う)まれた。
That remark caused bad feelings between the two of them.
長年(ながねん)の悪感情(あくかんじょう)を乗(の)り越(こ)えて、ようやく和解(わかい)することができた。
They were finally able to reconcile after overcoming years of animosity.

Composed of 悪(あく) (bad, evil) and 感情(かんじょう) (feeling, emotion). A straightforward compound describing negative interpersonal feelings. Often appears in formal or written contexts when discussing relationships or conflicts.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 敵意(てきい): hostility, enmity — stronger; implies active opposition or antagonism
  • 反感(はんかん): antipathy, aversion — focuses on instinctive dislike or opposition
  • 悪意(あくい): malice, ill intent — implies deliberate intention to harm, not just negative feelings

Related Words

Compare: 敵意(てきい) (hostility, enmity)
Compare: 反感(はんかん) (antipathy, aversion)
Compare: 悪意(あくい) (malice, ill intent)
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Added 2026.5.6 21:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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