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敵対する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Describes a relationship or attitude of active opposition, often between groups, nations, or individuals. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

〈人ひと〉と敵てき対たいするto be in a hostile/antagonistic relationship with someone
彼かれはかつての仲なか間まと敵てき対たいすることになった。
He ended up becoming hostile toward his former companions.
〈相あい手て〉を敵てき対たい視しするto regard someone as an enemy/opponent
会かい社しゃは競きょう合ごう他た社しゃを敵てき対たい視ししている。
The company views its rival firms as enemies.
〈組そ織しき〉同どう士しが敵てき対たいするfor two groups/organizations to be at odds with each other
二ふたつの派は閥ばつが敵てき対たいするようになった。
The two factions came to be at odds with each other.

対たい立りつN2
対立 highlights a structural or ideological conflict (e.g. opposing sides in a debate), while 敵対 stresses active, often emotionally charged hostility between the parties.
反はん目もく
反目 describes a simmering mutual grudge or feud, often long-term and low-key, whereas 敵対 can describe an overt, active state of opposition.
反はん抗こうN3
反抗 specifically means rebelling against authority (e.g. a child against parents), while 敵対 is broader and doesn't require a power imbalance.
敵てき意い
敵対 emphasizes active opposition or confrontation and is often used as 敵対する, while 敵意 refers to the inner feeling of hostility itself.

友ゆう好こうN3
友好 describes friendly, amicable relations, the direct opposite of the hostile stance expressed by 敵対.
協きょう力りょくN3
協力 means cooperating toward a shared goal, standing in contrast to 敵対, which means actively opposing another party.
親しん善ぜんN1
敵対 means hostility or antagonism, the opposite of the amicable relations expressed by 親善.
善ぜん隣りん
敵対 describes hostility or opposition between parties, the opposite of the friendly, cooperative relations implied by 善隣.

敵てき意い
敵意 refers to the inner feeling of hostility one holds, whereas 敵対 describes the outward relationship or stance of opposition between parties.

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Compound of 敵 (enemy) and 対 (oppose, face). The combination naturally yields the meaning of opposing as an enemy.