ANTIPATHY


Meaning of ANTIPATHY in English

/ ænˈtɪpəθi; NAmE / noun

[ U , C , usually sing. ] ( pl. -ies ) antipathy (between A and B) | antipathy (to / toward(s) sb/sth) ( formal ) a strong feeling of dislike

SYN hostility :

personal / mutual antipathy

a growing antipathy towards the idea

►  anti·path·et·ic / ˌæntɪpəˈθetɪk; NAmE / adjective antipathetic (to sb/sth) :

antipathetic to change

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (in the sense opposition of feeling, nature, or disposition ): from French antipathie , or via Latin from Greek antipatheia , from antipathēs opposed in feeling, from anti against + pathos feeling.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.