antipathy

[ an-tip-uh-thee ]
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noun,plural an·tip·a·thies.
  1. a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion.

  2. an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling.

  1. an object of natural aversion or habitual dislike.

Origin of antipathy

1
1595–1605; <Latin antipathīa<Greek antipátheia.See anti-, -pathy

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1. See aversion.

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  • an·tip·a·thist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for antipathy

antipathy

/ (ænˈtɪpəθɪ) /


nounplural -thies
  1. a feeling of intense aversion, dislike, or hostility

  2. the object of such a feeling

Origin of antipathy

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

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