敵意|てきいtekii[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounhostility; animosity; enmity
   敵意てきいに代かわって愛情あいじょうが生うまれた。↗

   Hostility was replaced by love.

• Synonym反感はんかんNeutralA feeling of aversion or antagonism arising from displeasure, as in 「反感を買う」. Milder than 「敵意」 and does not necessarily involve any wish to harm the other person.
• Synonym敵愾心てきがいしんWrittenWritten/formal term for indignation and a spirit of rivalry toward an enemy, as in 「敵愾心を燃やす」; it carries a distinctly competitive nuance.
• Synonym敵対心NeutralA neutral, descriptive term for the mindset of treating someone as an enemy; near-synonymous with 「敵意」 and usable in ordinary narration.
• Related害意がいいWrittenWritten/formal prose for the intent to harm someone; it focuses on the wish to injure the other person, making it more concrete than 「敵意」.
• Antonym好意こういNeutralAntonym: favorable feelings and goodwill toward someone; the direct opposite of 「敵意」.
• Antonym友情ゆうじょうNeutralAntonym: the bond and affection between friends; the opposite of 「敵意」.

「敵意」 is the default for seeing someone as an enemy and wanting to harm them, as in 「敵意を抱く」 or 「敵意をむき出しにする」. Pick 「反感」 for milder aversion, 「敵愾心」 for competitive indignation, and 「害意」 for concrete intent to harm; the antonyms are 「好意」 and 「友情」.

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1. 敵対てきたいしようとする心こころ。相手あいてに害がいを加くわえようとする心こころ。