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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary an·tip·a·thy \\an-ˈti-pə-thē\\ noun (plural -thies) ETYMOLOGY Latin antipathia, from Greek antipatheia, from antipathēs of opposite feelings, from anti- + pathos experience — more at pathos DATE 1600 1. obsolete : opposition in feeling 2. settled aversion or dislike : distaste his well-known antipathy to taxes 3. an object of aversion Synonyms: see enmity English Etymology antipathy c.1600, from L. antipathia, from Gk. antipatheia, noun of state from antipathes "opposed in feeling, having opposite feeling," from anti- "against" + root of pathos "feeling" (see pathos). Related: Antipathetic (1630s); antipathic (1830, from Fr.antipathique). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 antipathy an·tip·athy / An5tipEWi / noun[U, C, usually sing.] (pl. -ies) ~ (between A and B) | ~ (to / toward(s) sb / sth) (formal) a strong feeling of dislike 厌恶；反感 SYN hostility :
personal / mutual antipathy 个人/相互反感 a growing antipathy towards the idea 对这个想法越来越多的反感 • anti·path·et·ic / 7AntipE5Wetik / adj. ~ (to sb / sth) : antipathetic to change 厌恶变革 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English antipathy noun ADJ. deep, profound, strong, violent | growing, increasing | mutual They have a mutual antipathy to each other. | personal Despite his personal antipathy to me he was still able to be polite. | natural a natural antipathy towards people in authority VERB + ANTIPATHY feel, have | express, show PREP. ~ between There was a lot of antipathy between the two doctors. | ~ for his antipathy for his boss | ~ to/towards I feel a profound antipathy to using any weapon. OLT antipathy noun ⇨ tension Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged an·tip·a·thy \an.ˈtipəthē, aan-, -thi\ noun (-es) Etymology: Latin antipathia, from Greek antipatheia, from antipathēs of opposite feelings (from anti- anti- (I) + -pathēs -path) + -ia -y 1. obsolete : opposition in feeling : natural incompatibility 2. : settled aversion or dislike : repugnance , distaste < some deep and secret antipathy — Mary R. Rinehart > < antipathies against particular nations — George Washington > < Tolstoy's mounting antipathy to the university — E.J.Simmons > < antipathy toward other persons or groups — E.A.Hoebel > 3. : an object of aversion < evil is the greatest antipathy of human nature — John Norris > Synonyms: see enmity |
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