The meaning of Antipathy

noun

A feeling of revulsion; disgusted loathing.

Usage examples:

The thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence

noun

A damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially a particular food, pollen, fur, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive.

Usage examples:

Symptoms of a food allergy usually develop within about an hour after eating the offending food.

noun

A condition that causes illness when someone eats certain foods or touches or breathes in certain substances

Usage examples:

Your rash is caused by an allergy to peanuts., i’m allergic to cats.

noun

Strong hostility.

Usage examples:

He no longer felt any animosity towards her

noun

Hostility or ill feeling.

Usage examples:

The author's animus towards her

noun

A feeling of hate or anger towards someone or something

Usage examples:

He harbours no animus toward his rival.

noun

Active hostility or opposition.

Usage examples:

The antagonism between them

noun

Strong dislike or opposition, or a particular example of it

Usage examples:

[ u ] the attorney accused the witness of antagonism toward his client.

noun

A strong dislike or disinclination.

Usage examples:

They made plain their aversion to the use of force

noun

A feeling of strong dislike or unwillingness to do something

Usage examples:

I felt an instant aversion to his parents., she has a deep aversion to getting up early.

verb

Feel distaste for or hostility towards.

Usage examples:

She disliked any kind of unnecessary rudeness

noun

A feeling of distaste or hostility.

Usage examples:

Despite her dislike of publicity, she was quite a celebrated figure

verb

To not like; to find someone or something unpleasant, difficult, etc.

Usage examples:

I dislike the idea of leaving him home alone all evening., [ c ] a dislike of flying

noun

A feeling of dislike or distaste.

Usage examples:

Disrelish for any pursuit is ample reason for abandoning it

verb

Regard with dislike or distaste.

Usage examples:

I am not surprised that some members of the house should disrelish your report

noun

Mild dislike or aversion.

Usage examples:

Harry nurtured a distaste for all things athletic

noun

A dislike of something because you consider it unpleasant or unacceptable

Usage examples:

She has a distaste for hot, humid weather., cutting a player from a team is a distasteful task for …

noun

A state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.

Usage examples:

Decades of enmity between the two countries

noun

Strong dislike or hate

noun

A persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury.

Usage examples:

I've never been one to hold a grudge

verb

Be resentfully unwilling to give or allow (something).

Usage examples:

He grudged the work and time that the meeting involved

noun

A strong feeling of anger and dislike for a person who treated you badly

Usage examples:

He wasn’t one to hold a grudge, but he wasn’t going to be friendly.

verb

Feel intense dislike for.

Usage examples:

The boys hate each other

noun

Intense dislike.

Usage examples:

Feelings of hate and revenge

verb

To strongly dislike someone or something

Usage examples:

[ t ] kelly hates her teacher., [ t ] i have always hated speaking in public., [ + to infinitive ] …

noun

Intense dislike; hate.

Usage examples:

Racial hatred

noun

A strong feeling of dislike; hate

Usage examples:

He has an extreme hatred of taxes and tolls.

noun

Hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition.

Usage examples:

Their hostility to all outsiders

noun

An occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not like something

Usage examples:

They showed open (= obvious) hostility to/towards their new neighbours., hostilities began/broke ou…

noun

A feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred.

Usage examples:

The thought filled him with loathing

verb

Feel intense dislike or disgust for.

Usage examples:

She loathed him on sight

noun

A strong feeling of hating someone or something

Usage examples:

The thought of him touching her filled her with deep loathing., he approached his enemy with fear a…

noun

General or widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of their actions.

Usage examples:

He incurred widespread odium for military failures and government corruption

noun

Resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument.

Usage examples:

There was considerable opposition to the proposal

noun

Disagreement with something, often by speaking or fighting against it, or (esp. in politics) the people or group who are not in power

Usage examples:

The proposal faces strong opposition., they expect to defeat the opposition.

noun

Intense disgust.

Usage examples:

Our repugnance at the bleeding carcasses

noun

A feeling of disgust caused by behaviour or beliefs, etc. that are very unpleasant

Usage examples:

The thought of eating meat fills me with repugnance., overcoming his physical repugnance, he reache…