antipathy
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Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀντιπάθεια (antipatheia), noun of state from ἀντιπαθής (antipathes, “opposed in feeling”), from ἀντί (anti-, “against”) + root of πάθος (pathos, “feeling”).
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Noun [edit]
antipathy (plural antipathies)
- 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.
- 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.
Usage notes [edit]
- Prepositions: "antipathy" is followed by "to", "against", or "between"; also sometimes by "for".
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Translations [edit]
contrariety or opposition in feeling
External links [edit]
- antipathy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- antipathy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- antipathy at OneLook Dictionary Search
