/ 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.