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antipathetic
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an·ti·pa·thet·ic

adjective \ˌan-ti-pə-ˈthe-tik, (ˌ)an-ˌti-pə-\

Definition of ANTIPATHETIC

1
: having a natural aversion; also : not sympathetic : hostile <a government antipathetic to democracy>
2
: arousing antipathy
— an·ti·pa·thet·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of ANTIPATHETIC

  1. <a series of adventure books that turned boys who had been antipathetic to reading into avid readers>
  2. <the mayor has always had an openly antipathetic relationship with the local press>

First Known Use of ANTIPATHETIC

1640

Related to ANTIPATHETIC

Synonyms
allergic, averse, down on
Antonyms
friendly, hospitable, nonantagonistic, nonhostile, sympathetic

Rhymes with ANTIPATHETIC

antimagnetic, antipoetic, antipyretic, apologetic, geomagnetic, hydromagnetic, hyperkinetic, paramagnetic, pathogenetic, peripatetic, psychokinetic, telekinetic

an·ti·pa·thet·ic

adjective \ˌant-i-pə-ˈthet-ik\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of ANTIPATHETIC

1
: having a natural opposition to something <an immune response which can be both antipathetic to the tumour…and protective—Nature>
2
: inducing or characterized by antipathy

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