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antipathy

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an·tip·a·thy  (n-tp-th)
n. pl. an·tip·a·thies
1. A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance. See Synonyms at enmity.
2. An object of aversion.

[Latin antipatha, from Greek antipatheia, from antipaths, of opposite feelings : anti-, anti- + pathos, feeling; see pathos.]

antipathy [an-tip-a-thee]
Noun
a feeling of strong dislike or hostility [Greek anti- against + patheia feeling]
antipathetic adj

antipathy
an attitude of antagonism or aversion.
See also: Conflict
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.antipathyantipathy - a feeling of intense dislike
dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"
2.antipathy - the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy"
object - the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"

antipathy
Translations
Spanish antipathy [ænˈtɪpəθɪ] n (between people) → antipatía;
(to person, thing) → aversión f

French antipathy [ænˈtɪpəθɪ] nantipathie f
German antipathy [ænˈtɪpəθɪ] nAntipathie f, Abneigung f
Italian antipathy [ænˈtɪpəθɪ] nantipatia

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THE people of Madagonia had an antipathy to the people of Novakatka and set upon some sailors of a Novakatkan vessel, killing two and wounding twelve.
He was well aware of the motive of this antipathy, the origin of this solitary enmity, the cause of its personality and old standing, and in what rivalry of self-love it had its rise.
But this was not all; the antipathy which had sprung up between myself and my employer striking deeper root and spreading denser shade daily, excluded me from every glimpse of the sunshine of life; and I began to feel like a plant growing in humid darkness out of the slimy walls of a well.
 
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