dyspathy
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- dyspathetic adjective
Etymology
Origin of dyspathy
First recorded in 1930–35; dys- + (sym)pathy
Example Sentences
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Dyspathy, dis′pa-thi, n. antipathy, dislike—opposite of Sympathy.—adj.
From Project Gutenberg
For friends, I can look any way ... round, and down even—the merest thread of a sympathy will draw me sometimes—or even the least look of kind eyes over a dyspathy—'Cela se peut facilement.'
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We have, once or twice or thrice, been on the border of mutual displeasure, on this very subject, for I grew really vexed to observe the trust on one side and the dyspathy on the other—using the mildest of words.
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