愛憎
Meanings
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love and hate; mixed feelings of love and hatred
Refers to the coexistence of love and hate, often in complex emotional relationships. Common in literary and psychological contexts.
His mixed feelings of love and hate toward her tormented him.
The protagonist's psychology, wavering between love and hate, is depicted.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉に愛憎を抱くto harbor mixed feelings of love and hate toward someone
She harbored mixed feelings of love and hate toward her former lover.
- 愛憎が入り交じるfor love and hate to become intertwined
There was a complicated feeling of intertwined love and hate between the two of them.
Expressions
- 愛憎相半ばするhave mixed feelings of love and hatred; love and hate in equal measure