ANTIPATHY

Antipathy

Antipathy is dislike for something or somebody, the opposite of sympathy. While antipathy may be induced by previous experience, it sometimes exists without a rational cause-and-effect explanation being present to the individuals involved.

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antipathy

Noun

  1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.
  2. Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.


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