ANTIPATHY


Meaning of ANTIPATHY in English

noun

1.

Synonyms: enmity , animosity, animus, antagonism, hostility, rancor

Related Word: disrelish, distaste, repellency, repugnance; avoidance, escape, eschewal, evasion

Contrasted words: liking, partiality, predilection, prepossession; attachment, love; attraction, taste (for)

Antonyms: affection (for)

2.

the state of mind induced by what is antipathetic

a strong antipathy to modern art

Synonyms: allergy, aversion, dyspathy

Related Word: abhorrence, dislike, disrelish, distaste, repellency, repugnance; avoidance, escape, eschewal, evasion

Contrasted words: liking, partiality, predilection, prepossession; affection, attachment, love; attraction

Antonyms: taste (for)

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