antipathy
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noun
abhorrence, abomination, alienation, animosity, antagonism, anathema, antipode, aversion, clashing, collision, conflict, contradiction, contrariness, detestation, deviation, difference, disagreement, disapprobation, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, dislike, enmity, execration, hatred, horror, hostility, ill will, incompatibility, inimicalness, loathing, malice, odium, opposition, rancor, reluctance, repugnance, repulsion, unfriendliness
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index
alienation (estrangement), antipode, conflict, contradiction, deviation, difference, hatred, ill will, incompatibility (difference), malice, odium, phobia, rancor, reluctance
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006
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Antipathy — is dislike for something or somebody, the opposite of sympathy. While antipathy may be induced by previous experience, it sometimes exists without a rational cause and effect explanation being present to the individuals involved.Thus, the origin… … Wikipedia
antipathy — 1 antagonism, *enmity, hostility, animosity, rancor, animus Analogous words: repugnance, abhorrence, repellency, distaste (see corresponding adjectives at REPUGNANT): avoidance, evasion, eschewal, escape (see corresponding verbs at ESCAPE)… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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. [1913 Webster] Inveterate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antipathy — (n.) c.1600, from L. antipathia, from Gk. antipatheia, noun of state from antipathes opposed in feeling, having opposite feeling; in return for suffering; felt mutually, from anti against (see ANTI (Cf. anti )) + root of pathos feeling (see… … Etymology dictionary
antipathy — [n] strong dislike, disgust abhorrence, allergy, animosity, animus, antagonism, aversion, avoidance, bad blood*, contrariety, distaste, dyspathy, enmity, escape, eschewal, evasion, hate, hatred, hostility, ill will, incompatibility, loathing,… … New thesaurus
antipathy — ► NOUN (pl. antipathies) ▪ a strong feeling of dislike. DERIVATIVES antipathetic adjective. ORIGIN Greek antipatheia, from anti against + pathos feeling … English terms dictionary
antipathy — [an tip′ə thē] n. pl. antipathies [L antipathia < Gr antipatheia < anti , ANTI + patheia < pathein, to suffer: see PATHOS] 1. strong or deep rooted dislike; aversion 2. the object of such dislike 3. Obs. an opposition in character,… … English World dictionary
antipathy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, strong ▪ growing ▪ mutual ▪ They have a mutual antipathy to each other. ▪ personal … Collocations dictionary
antipathy — n. 1) to feel (an) antipathy 2) (a) deep, strong; natural antipathy 3) antipathy to, towards (he felt strong/a strong antipathy towards foreigners) * * * [æn tɪpəθɪ] natural antipathy towards (he felt strong/a strong antipathy towards foreigners) … Combinatory dictionary
antipathy — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
