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- DictionaryAn·tip·a·thy/anˈtēpəTHē/
noun
- 1. a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion: "his fundamental antipathy to capitalism"
a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion. Synonyms: hatred, detestation, abhorrence, disgust. Antonyms: attraction. an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling. an object of natural aversion or habitual dislike. antipathy. / ænˈtɪpəθɪ /.
a feeling of strong dislike, opposition, or anger: Despite the deep antipathies between them, the two sides have managed to negotiate an agreement. Declarations of racial antipathy against ethnic minorities will not be tolerated. He is a private man with a deep antipathy to/toward the press. Synonym.
An antipathy is a deep-seated dislike of something or someone. Usually it's a condition that is long-term, innate, and pretty unlikely to change — like your antipathy for the Red Sox. If you look at the Greek roots of this word — anti- ("against") and pathos ("feeling") — you can see that antipathy is a feeling against someone or something.
noun. /ænˈtɪpəθi/ (formal) [uncountable, countable, usually singular] (plural antipathies) antipathy (between A and B) | antipathy (to/toward (s) somebody/something) a strong feeling of dislike synonym hostility. personal/mutual antipathy. a growing antipathy towards the idea. His professional judgement was coloured by his personal antipathies.
3 days ago · noun Word forms: 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. SYNONYMS 1. disgust, abhorrence, detestation, hatred. See aversion.
Definition of antipathy noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Antipathy definition, a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion. See more.
