ANTIPATHY


Meaning of ANTIPATHY in English

— antipathist , n.

/an tip"euh thee/ , n. , pl. antipathies .

1. a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion.

2. an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling.

3. an object of natural aversion or habitual dislike.

[ 1595-1605; antipathia antipátheia. See ANTI-, -PATHY ]

Syn. 1. disgust, abhorrence, detestation, hatred. See aversion .

Ant. 1. attraction.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .