敵対心(てきたいしん)

てきたいしん
noun
hostility; antagonism; hostile feelings
emotion
1. hostility; antagonism; hostile feelings
A feeling of opposition or animosity toward someone, often manifesting as a desire to resist or confront them.
敵対心(てきたいしん)をむき出(だ)しにする。
To openly show hostility.
彼(かれ)は初対面(しょたいめん)から敵対心(てきたいしん)を抱(いだ)いていた。
He harbored hostility from the first meeting.
相手(あいて)の敵対心(てきたいしん)を和(やわ)らげるために、まず自分(じぶん)から歩(あゆ)み寄(よ)った。
In order to ease the other person's hostility, I made the first move to reach out.

Describes feelings of opposition or animosity directed at a specific person or group. Unlike general anger, 敵対心(てきたいしん) implies viewing the other party as an adversary. The word combines 敵対(てきたい) (opposition; hostility) with 心(しん) (mind; feeling).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 敵意(てきい): hostility; enmity — more concise and commonly used; slightly stronger nuance
  • 対抗心(たいこうしん): competitive spirit; rivalry — focuses on wanting to compete rather than viewing someone as an enemy
  • 反感(はんかん): antipathy; aversion — a broader dislike that may not involve seeing someone as an adversary
  • 憎悪(ぞうお): hatred — stronger than 敵対心(てきたいしん); implies deep-seated loathing

Related Words

Compare: 敵意(てきい) (hostility)
Compare: 対抗心(たいこうしん) (competitive spirit)
Compare: 反感(はんかん) (antipathy)
Compare: 憎悪(ぞうお) (hatred)
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