antipathy Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a feeling of intense dislike
distaste; aversion.
noun the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided
- cats were his greatest antipathy

L. antipathia, Gr. against + to suffer. Cf. F. antipathie. See Pathos.

plural Antipathies

Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.
Inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments to others, are to be avoided. Washington.
Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.
A habit is generated of thinking that a natural antipathy exists between hope and reason. I. Taylor.
✍ Any is opposed to sympathy. It is followed by to, against, or between; also sometimes by for. Syn. -- Hatred; aversion; dislike; disgust; distaste; enmity; ill will; repugnance; contrariety; opposition. See Dislike.