ANTIPATHETIC


Meaning of ANTIPATHETIC in English

|antə̇pə|thed.ik, |aan-, -tēp-, -etik, -ēk, also an.ˌtip- or aan- adjective

also an·ti·pa·thet·i·cal -ə̇kəl, -ēk-

Etymology: Latin antipath ia antipathy + English -etic, -etical (as in pathetic, pathetical )

1. : having a natural opposition or constitutional aversion

antipathetic variation of minerals in sedimentary rocks

forces antipathetic to the spread of literacy — Helen Sullivan

2.

a. : arousing antipathy

mountains, which are most remote from the sea, are antipathetic to me — Havelock Ellis

he really disliked Sir Theodosius, who was in every way antipathetic to him — Gabrielle Long

b. : instinctively averse

• an·ti·pa·thet·i·cal·ly -ə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.