antipathy

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ænˈtɪpəθi/ UK /ænˈtɪpəθi/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
a deep-seated feeling of dislike or aversion

She felt an instinctive antipathy toward the smug newcomer.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a deep-seated feeling of... aversion dislike hostility animosity repugnance enmity

Opposites

sympathy affinity fondness attraction liking

Word family

Derived forms antipathetic

Related forms sympathy pathos empathy apathy

Etymology

From Greek antipatheia ('opposition of feeling'), from antipathēs ('opposed in feeling'), from anti- ('against') + pathos ('feeling, suffering').

antipátheia Ancient Greek páthos Ancient Greek

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# antipathy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ænˈtɪpəθi
**IPA (UK):** ænˈtɪpəθi

## Meanings
1. a deep-seated feeling of dislike or aversion

## Examples
- She felt an instinctive antipathy toward the smug newcomer.

## Synonyms
- aversion
- dislike
- hostility
- animosity
- repugnance
- enmity

## Antonyms
- sympathy
- affinity
- fondness
- attraction
- liking

## Derived Forms
- antipathetic

## Related Forms
- sympathy
- pathos
- empathy
- apathy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: antipátheia
- Root: páthos

## Etymology
From Greek antipatheia ('opposition of feeling'), from antipathēs ('opposed in feeling'), from anti- ('against') + pathos ('feeling, suffering').

## AI Etymology
Antipathy is from Greek antipatheia ('opposition of feeling'), from antipathēs ('opposed in feeling'), from anti- ('against') + pathos ('feeling, suffering'). Important recorded forms include antipátheia (Ancient Greek) and páthos (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a deep-seated feeling of dislike or aversion. The wider family includes derived forms such as antipathetic and related words such as sympathy, pathos, empathy, and apathy.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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