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antipathetic

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an·tip·a·thet·ic  (n-tp-thtk) also an·tip·a·thet·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1.
a. Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance: antipathetic to new ideas.
b. Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic: antipathetic factions within the party.
2. Causing a feeling of antipathy; repugnant: "The whole place and everything about it was antipathetic to her" (Anthony Trollope).
an·tipa·theti·cal·ly adv.
antipathetic [ænˌtɪpəˈθɛtɪk ˌæntɪpə-], antipathetical
adj
(often foll by to) having or arousing a strong aversion
antipathetically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.antipathetic - (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loath, loth
disinclined - unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody"
2.antipatheticantipathetic - characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party"
antagonistic, antipathetical
hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
Translations
antipathetic [ˌæntɪpəˈθetɪk] ADJ → hostil (to a)
antipathetic
adj to be antipathetic to somebody/something → eine Antipathie or Abneigung gegen jdn/etw haben; somebody/something is antipathetic to somebody (= arouses antipathy in) → jd/etw ist jdm unsympathisch


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It had always seemed to Prince Andrew before that he was antipathetic to the Emperor and that the latter disliked his face and personality generally, and in the cold, repellent glance the Emperor gave him, he now found further confirmation of this surmise.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
But this encompassment of her own characterization, based on shreds of convention, peopled by phantoms and voices antipathetic to her, was a sorry and mistaken creation of Tess's fancy--a cloud of moral hobgoblins by which she was terrified without reason.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
It struck him that her position at the tea-table, among all these elderly people, was not without its difficulties, and he checked his inclination to find her, or her attitude, generally antipathetic to him.
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