antipathetic

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌæntɪpəˈθɛtɪk/ UK /ˌæntɪpəˈθetɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #208748

Meanings

1

adj
feeling, showing, or causing strong dislike or repugnance

His contemptuous manner was antipathetic to everyone in the room.
2

adj
opposed or incompatible in nature, character, or purpose

The two approaches are antipathetic: one centralizes authority while the other disperses it.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · feeling, showing, or... hostile averse repugnant

2 adj · opposed or incompatible in... antagonistic incompatible contrary

Opposites

sympathetic congenial compatible

Word family

Derived forms antipatheticalantipatheticallyantipatheticalness

Related forms antipathy sympathy pathos aversion

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.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# antipathetic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌæntɪpəˈθɛtɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌæntɪpəˈθetɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 208748

## Meanings
1. feeling, showing, or causing strong dislike or repugnance
2. opposed or incompatible in nature, character, or purpose

## Examples
- His contemptuous manner was antipathetic to everyone in the room.
- The two approaches are antipathetic: one centralizes authority while the other disperses it.

## Synonyms
- hostile
- averse
- repugnant
- antagonistic
- incompatible

## Antonyms
- sympathetic
- congenial
- compatible

## Derived Forms
- antipathetical
- antipathetically
- antipatheticalness

## Related Forms
- antipathy
- sympathy
- pathos
- aversion

## 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.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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