反感|はんかんhankan[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounantipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
- Synonym敵意てきいWrittenWritten/formal prose for a mind set on treating the other as an enemy and doing harm — stronger than 「反感」, which is displeasure with an urge to resist.
- Synonym嫌悪けんおWrittenWritten/formal prose for strong loathing or disgust, as in 「自己嫌悪」; the stress is on intense aversion, whereas 「反感」 foregrounds resistance and the urge to push back.
- Synonym厭悪えんおWrittenA rare written/formal word for loathing; in everyday use 「嫌悪」 is the normal choice.
- Synonym悪感情あくかんじょうNeutralA broad term for ill will or a bad impression of someone; 「反感」 is specifically the pushback stirred up by someone's words or actions.
- Related苦手にがてNeutralMild and neutral: being poor at something, or a person you just don't click with; 「反感」 is a clear-cut feeling of resistance.
- RelatedきらいNeutralThe everyday word for dislike; 「反感」 is resistance provoked by someone's words or behaviour, often seen in 「反感を買う」.
- Related嫌気いやきNeutralWeariness or being fed up, as in 「嫌気がさす」; 「反感」 is resistance to a person, policy or view, not tiredness of something.
- Related敵愾心てきがいしんWrittenWritten/formal prose for indignation toward an enemy plus a competitive spirit; 「反感」 need not involve enmity or rivalry.
- Related不好きぶすきWrittenA rare written/formal word for having no liking or interest; in everyday speech you would say 「好きではない」.
- Antonym好感こうかんNeutralAntonym: a favourable impression of someone, as in 「好感を持つ」 — the direct opposite of 「反感」.
- Antonym共感きょうかんNeutralAntonym: understanding and sharing another's feelings or views — the opposite of the resistance felt in 「反感」.
Use 「反感」 for the resistance you feel toward a person, policy or viewpoint, as in 「反感を買う」. For everyday dislike choose 「嫌い」, for strong loathing 「嫌悪」, for enemy-minded hostility 「敵意」, and for being fed up 「嫌気」.
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