Main Entry:

an·tip·a·thy

Pronunciation:

\an-ˈti-pə-thē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural an·tip·a·thies

Etymology:

Latin antipathia, from Greek antipatheia, from antipathēs of opposite feelings, from anti- + pathos experience — more at pathos

Date:

1600

1obsolete : opposition in feeling2: settled aversion or dislike : distaste <his well-known antipathy to taxes>3: an object of aversion

synonyms see enmity