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antipathy

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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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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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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