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はんぱつ

はんぱつ 反発 名詞 嫌悪 ,反発作用 】(a ) repulsion ; 反感 (an ) ant pathy ; 抵抗 (a ) resistance ; 反対 (an ) opposition ; 反抗 (a ) reaction ; 【権威などに対する 】(a ) rebellion .▸ 彼に反発を感じる feel repulsion for him / feel antipathy to [toward ] him .▸ 彼の発言は組合の強い反発を買った His remarks met with great [strong ] opposition from the union .反発する 動詞 repel (-ll- ); resist ; oppose ; react ; rebel (-ll- ).▸ 若者は年配の人たち [古い価値観 ]に反発した Young people reacted [rebelled ] against their elders [the old values ].▸ 磁石の同じ極は反発する The same poles of magnets repel (each other ).