n.
Pronunciation: an- ' ti-p ə -th ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -thies
Etymology: Latin antipathia, from Greek antipatheia, from antipath ē s of opposite feelings, from anti- + pathos experience ― more at PATHOS
Date: 1600
1 obsolete : opposition in feeling
2 : settled aversion or dislike : DISTASTE <his well-known antipathy to taxes>
3 : an object of aversion
synonyms see ENMITY