antipathy
[noun]
Synonyms: hostility, aversion, bad blood, dislike, enmity, hatred, ill will

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Antonyms: affection (for), taste (for)
Contrasted words: liking, partiality, predilection, prepossession, attachment, love, attraction, taste (for), affection
Related Words: disrelish, distaste, repellency, repugnance, avoidance, escape, eschewal, evasion, abhorrence, dislike

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English Thesaurus: opposition, objection, antagonism, hostility, antipathy, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

an‧tip‧a‧thy /ænˈtɪpəθi/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: antipathia, from Greek, from antipathes 'of opposite feelings', from anti- ( ⇒ anti-) + pathos 'experience']
formal a feeling of strong dislike towards someone or something Synonym : hostility
antipathy to/towards
a growing antipathy towards the government
antipathy between
There’s always been a certain amount of antipathy between the two doctors.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

antipathy
noun
ADJ. deep, profound, strong, violent | growing, increasing | mutual They have a mutual antipathy to each other.
personal Despite his personal antipathy to me he was still able to be polite.
natural a natural antipathy towards people in authority
VERB + ANTIPATHY feel, have | express, show
PREP. ~ between There was a lot of antipathy between the two doctors.
~ for his antipathy for his boss
~ to/towards I feel a profound antipathy to using any weapon.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

opposition noun [uncountable] strong disagreement with or protest against something:
Opposition to the proposed scheme was widespread.
The plan met with stiff opposition (=strong opposition).
objection noun [countable] a reason you give for opposing an idea or plan:
My main objection is that it will cost too much money.
A number of objections were raised.
antagonism noun [uncountable] a strong feeling of opposition to something, or dislike for someone, which is shown in your behaviour, and has often existed for a long time:
his own antagonism to any form of authority
There is no antagonism towards tourists on the island.
people’s antagonism to communism
hostility noun [uncountable] angry remarks or behaviour that show someone opposes something very strongly, or dislikes someone very much:
The announcement was greeted with hostility from some employees.
There is a certain amount of hostility towards the police among local people.
antipathy noun [uncountable] formal a strong feeling of opposition and dislike for someone or something:
his fundamental antipathy to capitalism
Her long-standing antipathy to Herr Kohl was well-known.
Darwin shared Lyell's antipathy to the idea that the same species could appear independently in different areas.

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