怨念|おんねんonnen[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundeep-seated grudge; hatred

• Synonym恨みうらみNeutralThe everyday, most common word for resentment; it can also mean regret. It centers on bearing a grudge, while 「怨念」 suggests a deeper, almost haunting obsession.
• Synonym遺恨いこんWrittenA written word for a lingering grudge, as in 「遺恨を晴らす」; it stresses that the ill will persists over time, while 「怨念」 stresses its depth.
• Synonym怨恨えんこんWrittenA written word for enmity, as in 「怨恨による犯行」; common in news prose and free of the eerie, haunting shade that 「怨念」 carries.
• Related悪意あくいNeutralIll will or spite, an intent to harm; it centers on intention and need not involve any grudge, while 「怨念」 is resentment bottled up inside.
• Related鬱憤うっぷんNeutralPent-up anger or frustration, as in 「鬱憤を晴らす」; it centers on suppressed rage, while 「怨念」 centers on resentment.
• Related意趣遺恨いしゅいこんWrittenA four-character compound for a deep-seated grudge; emphatic but rarely used, and in daily speech you would say 「恨み」.
• Related悪念あくねんWrittenA written, rare word for evil thoughts or designs; it centers on wanting to do wrong and need not involve a grudge.
• Related意趣いしゅWrittenA written, less common word that can mean a grudge but also intention or disposition; 「怨念」 refers solely to deep-seated resentment.
• Related毒気どっきNeutralLiterally poison gas or toxicity, but also spite or a venomous air; it stresses venom, not the accumulated grudge of 「怨念」.
• Related邪気じゃきWrittenA written word for malice, and also for noxious air that causes illness; it stresses an evil aura, while 「怨念」 stresses resentment.
• Related害心がいしんWrittenA written, less common word for a mind intent on harming others; it stresses the wish to hurt, not the grudge itself.
• Related害意がいいWrittenA written word for intent to harm or kill; it stresses the wish to hurt someone, not the resentment of 「怨念」.
• Related怨讐おんしゅうWrittenA written word for hatred or enmity, and for the hated enemy himself; it stresses the hostile relationship, while 「怨念」 is the grudge within.
• Antonym感謝かんしゃNeutralThanks or gratitude; the emotional opposite of 「怨念」, which dwells on a grudge.

Use 「怨念」 for deep, obsessive resentment, often with an eerie, haunting shade, as in 「怨念がこもる」. For ordinary resentment say 「恨み」, for a long-held grudge 「遺恨」, for pent-up anger 「鬱憤」; the opposite is 「感謝」.

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1. 恨うらむ気持きもち。