antipathy
Americannoun
plural
antipathies-
a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion.
- Synonyms:
- hatred, detestation, abhorrence, disgust
- Antonyms:
- attraction
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an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling.
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an object of natural aversion or habitual dislike.
noun
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a feeling of intense aversion, dislike, or hostility
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the object of such a feeling
Related Words
See aversion.
Other Word Forms
- antipathist noun
Etymology
Origin of antipathy
1595–1605; < Latin antipathīa < Greek antipátheia. See anti-, -pathy
Example Sentences
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In any event, his campaign generated unprecedented enthusiasm, driving the largest turnout in a New York City election for 56 years — and also generated intense antipathy.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
But the setup does seem to invite the antipathy of longtime Simenon fans by mainstreaming their favorite character and making him more or less lovably peculiar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
But the most worrisome development in all this bloodletting is how Kennedy’s antipathy toward vaccines is playing out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025
There was plenty of antipathy to go around here.
From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025
That eye of hers, that voice stirred every antipathy I had.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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