antipathy
noun
an·tip·a·thy
an-ˈti-pə-thē 
plural antipathies
1
: a strong feeling of dislike
an antipathy to taxes
a deep antipathy between the groups
2
: something disliked : an object of aversion
… perhaps his greatest antipathies were cabs, old women, doors that would not shut …—
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens3
obsolete
: opposition in feeling
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The reviewing judge was rightly unimpressed, and alerted Rosen that his newfound antipathy was not a legal basis for reducing death sentences.
—Dolores Carr, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Trump’s antipathy toward international institutions is matched by his disregard for the parts of his own government that handle foreign affairs and national security.
—Massimo Calabresi, Time, 26 June 2025
Democratic antipathy toward the Trump administration's policies are more striking, with 81 percent of Democrats and Democratic leaners disapproving.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
The only three fanbases who voted in favour of United were, perhaps unsurprisingly given football’s cross-London antipathy, Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Dolores Carr, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Trump’s antipathy toward international institutions is matched by his disregard for the parts of his own government that handle foreign affairs and national security.
—Massimo Calabresi, Time, 26 June 2025
Democratic antipathy toward the Trump administration's policies are more striking, with 81 percent of Democrats and Democratic leaners disapproving.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
The only three fanbases who voted in favour of United were, perhaps unsurprisingly given football’s cross-London antipathy, Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“Antipathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antipathy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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antipathy
noun
an·tip·a·thy
an-ˈtip-ə-thē
plural antipathies
1
: a strong dislike
2
: a person or thing that arouses strong dislike
antipathetic
adjective
ˌant-i-pə-ˈthet-ik
Medical Definition
antipathy
noun
an·tip·a·thy
an-ˈtip-ə-thē
plural antipathies
1
: settled aversion or dislike
2
: an object of aversion
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