antipathy
11antipathy — an|tip|a|thy [ænˈtıpəθi] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: antipathia, from Greek, from antipathes of opposite feelings , from anti ( ANTI ) + pathos experience ] formal a feeling of strong dislike towards someone or something antipathy… …
12antipathy — an|tip|a|thy [ æn tıpəθi ] noun uncount FORMAL a strong feeling of not liking someone or something: antipathy for/to/toward: She found it hard to hide her antipathy toward her colleagues. ╾ an|tip|a|thet|ic [ ,æntıpə θetık ] adjective …
13antipathy — [[t]æntɪ̱pəθi[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N prep Antipathy is a strong feeling of dislike or hostility towards someone or something. [FORMAL] She d often spoken of her antipathy towards London …
14antipathy — UK [ænˈtɪpəθɪ] / US noun [uncountable] formal a strong feeling of not liking someone or something antipathy for/to/towards: She found it hard to hide her antipathy towards her senior colleagues. Derived word: antipathetic UK [ˌæntɪpəˈθetɪk] / US… …
15antipathy — noun (plural thies) Etymology: Latin antipathia, from Greek antipatheia, from antipathēs of opposite feelings, from anti + pathos experience more at pathos Date: 1600 1. obsolete opposition in feeling 2. settled …
16antipathy — noun /ænˈtɪpəθi/ a) Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste. b) Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy. Syn …
17antipathy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dislike; repugnance, aversion. See opposition. Ant., attraction, liking. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hostility, abhorrence, aversion; see aversion 1 , hatred 1 . See Synonym Study at aversion . III (Roget …
18antipathy — noun (uncountable + to/towards) formal strong dislike or opposition towards someone or something: a strong personal antipathy towards Nixon …
19antipathy — noun I never encountered racial antipathy until I went to college Syn: hostility, antagonism, animosity, aversion, animus, enmity, dislike, distaste, hatred, hate, abhorrence, loathing Ant: liking, affinity …
20antipathy — antipathist, n. /an tip euh thee/, n., pl. antipathies. 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. [1595 1605; < L… …
