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an⋅ti⋅pa⋅thet⋅ic

  [an-ti-puh-thet-ik, an-tip-uh-]
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–adjective
1. opposed, averse, or contrary; having or showing antipathy: They were antipathetic to many of the proposed changes
2. causing or likely to cause antipathy: The new management was antipathetic to all of us.
Also, an⋅ti⋅pa⋅thet⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1630–40; < Gk antipaths opposed in feeling (anti- + -pathēs, adj. deriv. of páthos pathos ), with -etic by analogy with pathetic

Related forms:
an⋅ti⋅pa⋅thet⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
an⋅ti⋅pa⋅thet⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun
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an·tip·a·thet·ic   (ān-tĭp'ə-thět'ĭk)   
adj.  
    1. Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance: antipathetic to new ideas.
    2. Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic: antipathetic factions within the party.
  2. Causing a feeling of antipathy; repugnant: "The whole place and everything about it was antipathetic to her" (Anthony Trollope).
an·tip'a·thet'i·cal·ly adv.
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Antipathetic

An`ti*pa*thet"ic\, Antipathetical \An`ti*pa*thet"ic*al\, a. Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion, to a thing; characterized by antipathy; -- often followed by to. --Fuller.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: an·ti·pa·thet·ic
Pronunciation: "ant-i-p&-'thet-ik
Function: adjective
1 : having a natural opposition tosomething antipathetic to the tumour … and protective —Nature>
2 : inducing or characterized by antipathy
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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