antipathy
noun [C or U] /ænˈtɪp.ə.θi/Definition
› a feeling of strong dislike, opposition, or anger: Despite the deep antipathies between them, the two sides have managed to negotiate an agreement. Declarations of racial antipathy against ethnic minorities will not be tolerated. He is a private man with a deep antipathy to/towards the press.Feelings of dislike and hatred antipathetic /ˌæn.ti.pəˈθet.ɪk/
/-t̬i.pəˈθet̬-/ adjective formal › antipathetic attitudes towards smokersNot liking
/-t̬i.pəˈθet̬-/ adjective formal › antipathetic attitudes towards smokersNot liking(Definition of antipathy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- abhorrence noun
- abomination noun
- anathema noun
- animosity noun
- antagonism noun
- anti-Semitism noun
- disgust noun
- dislike noun
- distaste noun
- enmity noun
- familiarity breeds contempt idiom
- hostility noun (UNFRIENDLINESS)
- loathing noun
- misandry noun
- misanthrope noun
- misogynist adjective
- misogynist noun
- repulsion noun (DISLIKE)
- virulence noun
- vitriol noun
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