antipathy

[an-tip-uh-thee]

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noun, plural an·tip·a·thies.

a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion.
an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling.
an object of natural aversion or habitual dislike.

Origin of antipathy

1595–1605; < Latin antipathīa < Greek antipátheia. See anti-, -pathy

Related formsan·tip·a·thist, noun

Synonyms

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1. disgust, abhorrence, detestation, hatred.

Synonym study

1. See aversion.

Antonyms

1. attraction.

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Examples from the Web for antipathy

Contemporary Examples

But what they do have in common, I think, is being told what to do: their antipathy to that.
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John L. Smith
February 8, 2014
A little while ago I asked a Texas conservative I know to unpack the antipathy aroused by Cruz.
Why Does Ted Cruz Inspire Such Animosity?
David Frum
May 3, 2013
The antipathy toward America in the Middle East continues even after the architects of the Iraq war have exited the stage.
Ten Iraq War Legacies
The Daily Beast
August 31, 2010
There is, similar to the anger at the clothing the women dare to wear, an antipathy toward glamour.
Why We Despise Sex and the City
Choire Sicha
May 31, 2010
Other Freedom Watch regulars share his antipathy to the union of the states.
Too Hot for Fox News
Michelle Goldberg
July 29, 2009

Historical Examples

Probably Angus entertained some of the antipathy to Scotchmen which was peculiar to his age.
The Shadow of a Crime
Hall Caine
The very sentiments which I then expressed proclaimed my antipathy to the practice.
The Snare
Rafael Sabatini
Perhaps this was because of his antipathy to M. Leandre and to the issue involved.
Scaramouche
Rafael Sabatini
But let us come in earnest to those who have really had an antipathy to wine.
Ebrietatis Encomium
Boniface Oinophilus
Both of you had an antipathy to him, and indeed I own to concurring in the sentiment.
Tony Butler
Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for antipathy

antipathy

noun plural -thies

a feeling of intense aversion, dislike, or hostility
the object of such a feeling

Word Origin

C17: from Latin antipathia, from Greek antipatheia, from anti- + patheia feeling

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Word Origin and History for antipathy

n.

c.1600, from Latin antipathia, from Greek antipatheia, noun of state from antipathes "opposed in feeling, having opposite feeling; in return for suffering; felt mutually," from anti- "against" (see anti-) + root of pathos "feeling" (see pathos).

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Examples from the Web for antipathy

Contemporary Examples

But what they do have in common, I think, is being told what to do: their antipathy to that.

A little while ago I asked a Texas conservative I know to unpack the antipathy aroused by Cruz.

The antipathy toward America in the Middle East continues even after the architects of the Iraq war have exited the stage.

There is, similar to the anger at the clothing the women dare to wear, an antipathy toward glamour.

Other Freedom Watch regulars share his antipathy to the union of the states.

Historical Examples

Probably Angus entertained some of the antipathy to Scotchmen which was peculiar to his age.

The very sentiments which I then expressed proclaimed my antipathy to the practice.

Perhaps this was because of his antipathy to M. Leandre and to the issue involved.

But let us come in earnest to those who have really had an antipathy to wine.

Both of you had an antipathy to him, and indeed I own to concurring in the sentiment.

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