n. Function: noun
1
Synonyms: ENMITY , animosity, animus, antagonism, hostility, rancor
Related Words: 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 FF1C; a strong antipathy to modern art FF1E;
Synonyms: allergy, aversion, dyspathy
Related Words: abhorrence, dislike, disrelish, distaste, repellency, repugnance; avoidance, escape, eschewal, evasion
Contrasted Words: liking, partiality, predilection, prepossession; affection, attachment, love; attraction
Antonyms: taste (for)