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an⋅tip⋅a⋅thy

  [an-tip-uh-thee]
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–noun, plural -thies.
1. a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion.
2. an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling.
3. an object of natural aversion or habitual dislike.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L antipathīa < Gk antipátheia. See anti-, -pathy

Related forms:
an⋅tip⋅a⋅thist, noun

Synonyms:
1. disgust, abhorrence, detestation, hatred. See aversion.

Antonyms:
1. attraction.
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an·tip·a·thy   (ān-tĭp'ə-thē)   
n.   pl. an·tip·a·thies
  1. A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance. See Synonyms at enmity.
  2. An object of aversion.

[Latin antipathīa, from Greek antipatheia, from antipathēs, of opposite feelings : anti-, anti- + pathos, feeling; see pathos.]
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Antipathy

An*tip"a*thy\, n.; pl. Antipathies. [L. antipathia, Gr. ?; ? against + ? to suffer. Cf. F. antipathie. See Pathos.]

1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.

Inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments to others, are to be avoided. --Washington.

2. Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.

A habit is generated of thinking that a natural antipathy exists between hope and reason. --I. Taylor.

Note: Antipathy is opposed to sympathy. It is followed by to, against, or between; also sometimes by for.

Syn: Hatred; aversion; dislike; disgust; distaste; enmity; ill will; repugnance; contrariety; opposition. See Dislike.
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antipathy 
1601, from L. antipathia, from Gk. antipatheia, noun of state from antipathes "opposed in feeling," from anti- "against" + root of pathos "feeling" (see pathos).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: an·tip·a·thy
Pronunciation: an-'tip-&-thE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -thies
1 : settled aversion or dislike
2 : an object of aversion —an·ti·path·ic /"ant-i-'path-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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