noun
the suffering of meeting those one hates
One of the eight sufferings in Buddhism; specifically the distress caused by unavoidable encounters with people one dislikes.
仏教では、怨憎会苦は八苦の一つとされる。
In Buddhism, the suffering of meeting those one hates is considered one of the eight sufferings.
The Eight Sufferings in Buddhism; 怨憎会苦 is one of them.
A Buddhist term composed of 怨 (resentment), 憎 (hatred), 会 (meeting), and 苦 (suffering). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a standard yojijukugo used in Buddhist contexts.