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antipathy

[an-tip-uh-thee]

noun

plural

antipathies 
  1. a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion.

    Synonyms: , , ,
    Antonyms:
  2. an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling.

  3. an object of natural aversion or habitual dislike.



antipathy

/ æˈɪəθɪ /

noun

  1. a feeling of intense aversion, dislike, or hostility

  2. the object of such a feeling

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • antipathist noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of antipathy1

1595–1605; < Latin Գپ貹ٳī < Greek Գپáٳ𾱲. See anti-, -pathy
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of antipathy1

C17: from Latin antipathia, from Greek antipatheia, from anti- + patheia feeling
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Republicans, so much as a three-way split between alienated elements on the left and the right who dislike each other, but also have a shared antipathy to the center.

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But the most worrisome development in all this bloodletting is how Kennedy’s antipathy toward vaccines is playing out.

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Any antipathy that Barcelona may have had for Real Madrid in the past does not preclude the fact that for years it seemed that they wanted to be them.

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At the time, a torrent of fan antipathy and hit pieces was mainly directed at Lively—in particular, for her seemingly tone-deaf approach to a story about domestic violence.

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And there was the bristling antipathy he felt toward his authoritarian father.

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