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antipathy

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  1. 1. n. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a feeling of intense dislike Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste. Inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments to others, are to be avoided. Washington. 2. Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy. A habit is generated of thinking that a natural antipathy exists between hope and reason. I. Taylor. Note: Any is opposed to sympathy. It is followed by to, against, or between; also sometimes by for. Syn. -- Hatred; aversion; dislike; disgust; distaste; enmity; ill will; repugnance; contrariety; opposition. See Dislike. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n. a feeling of intense dislike n. the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided Source: ecdict

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