adj
Freq #208748
Meanings
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adj
feeling, showing, or causing strong dislike or repugnance
His contemptuous manner was antipathetic to everyone in the room.
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adj
opposed or incompatible in nature, character, or purpose
The two approaches are antipathetic: one centralizes authority while the other disperses it.
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Etymology
Through Latin antipatheticus from a Greek formation related to antipatheia, 'opposition of feeling,' combining anti- 'against' with pathos, 'feeling or suffering.' The word can describe either a person's aversion or two things whose natures are fundamentally opposed.