Antipathy Definition
ăn-tĭpə-thē
antipathies
noun
antipathies
Extreme dislike; aversion or repugnance.
American Heritage
Strong or deep-rooted dislike; aversion.
Webster's New World
A feeling of aversion.
Longstanding antipathies between two nations.
American Heritage
The object of such dislike.
Webster's New World
An opposition in character, nature, tendency, etc.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Antipathy
Noun
Singular:
antipathy
Plural:
antipathiesOrigin of Antipathy
From Ancient Greek ἀντιπάθεια (antipatheia), noun of state from ἀντιπαθής (antipathes, “opposed in feeling”), from ἀντί (anti-, “against”) + root of πάθος (pathos, “feeling”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin antipathīa from Greek antipatheia from antipathēs of opposite feelings anti- anti- pathos feeling pathos
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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