ANTIPATHY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster antipathy and antagonism imply a natural or logical basis for one's hatred or dislike, antipathy suggesting repugnance, a desire to avoid or reject, and antagonism suggesting a clash of temperaments leading readily to hostility
Antipathy - Wikipedia Antipathy is a dislike for something or somebody, the opposite of sympathy While antipathy may be induced by experience, it sometimes exists without a rational cause-and-effect explanation being present to the individuals involved
antipathy, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Natural or intrinsic contrariety or incompatibility, real or supposed, between certain things, animals, etc , by virtue of which they repel, resist, or adversely affect one another; an instance of this Opposed to sympathy
antipathy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (botany) The quality of being antipathetic: not easily united by grafting person or thing that one has a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance towards — see anathema, bête noire, bugbear
Antipathy Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary There has always been strong antipathy between the two groups The author's antipathies and prejudices are obvious The author's antipathy to toward other cultures is obvious He is antipathetic to change
Antipathy - definition of antipathy by The Free Dictionary 1 Extreme dislike; aversion or repugnance See Synonyms at enmity 2 A feeling of aversion: longstanding antipathies between two nations 3 Inherent incompatibility or inability to mix: the antipathy between faith and reason; the antipathy of hydrocarbons and water