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antipathy

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            Inveterate antipathies against particular nations,
            and passionate attachments to others, are to be
            avoided.                              --Washington.

   2. Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of
      qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.

            A habit is generated of thinking that a natural
            antipathy exists between hope and reason. --I.
                                                  Taylor.

   Note: Antipathy is opposed to {sympathy}. It is followed by
         to, against, or between; also sometimes by for.

   Syn: Hatred; aversion; dislike; disgust; distaste; enmity;
        ill will; repugnance; contrariety; opposition. See
        {Dislike}.

Source : WordNet®

antipathy
     n 1: a feeling of intense dislike [syn: {aversion}, {distaste}]
     2: the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be
        avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy"
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