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an·tip·a·thy 
[an-tip-uh-thee] Pronunciation Key
[an-tip-uh-thee] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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| an·tip·a·thy
(ān-tĭp'ə-thē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. an·tip·a·thies
[Latin antipathīa, from Greek antipatheia, from antipathēs, of opposite feelings : anti-, anti- + pathos, feeling; see pathos.] |
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antipathy
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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| antipathy | |
noun | |
| 1. | a feeling of intense dislike |
| 2. | the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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