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Not to be confused with Apathy.

Antipathy is a dislike for something or somebody, the opposite of sympathy. While antipathy may be induced by experience, it sometimes exists without a rational cause-and-effect explanation being present to the individuals involved.[1]

Thus, the origin of antipathy has been subject to various philosophical and psychological explanations, which some people find convincing and others regard as highly speculative. The exploration of a philosophical aspect for antipathy has been found in an essay by John Locke, an early modern 17th century philosopher.[1]

Interpersonal antipathy[edit]

Interpersonal antipathy is often irrationally ascribed to mannerisms or certain physical characteristics, which are perceived as signs for character traits (e.g., close, deep set eyes as a sign for dullness or cruelty[2]). Further, the negative feeling sometimes takes place rapidly and without reasoning, functioning below the level of attention, thus resembling an automatic process.[3]

Chester Alexander’s empirical findings suggest that an important characteristic of antipathies is that they are «marginal to reflective consciousness». Alexander based this conclusion on the fact that many of the subjects of the study reported to have never thought much about their antipathies, have not tried to analyze them or discuss them with others.[3]

Sympathy and antipathy modify social behavior. Although it is generally assumed that antipathy causes avoidance, some empirical studies gathered evidence that an antipathetic reaction to objects was not followed by any effort to avoid future encounters.[2]

Personality psychology[edit]

In personality psychology, antipathy may be related to low agreeableness.

Pseudo-antipathy[edit]

Sophie Bryant observed the occurrence of pseudo-antipathy which consists in «the careless and arbitrary interpretation of another person’s acts and expressions in accordance with the worst side of one’s self».[4] In other words, people tend to project their own faults onto others and dislike or hate them. Pseudo-antipathy is based on the (implicit) knowledge about the negative sides of a person’s own character. Bryant compares the resulting feeling with «a certain wrong-headed sense of cleansing».[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b William Fleming (1890). «Vocabulary of Philosophy: Moral, Ethical, Metaphysical». TORRE DE BABEL EDICIONES Philosophy, Psychology and Humanities Web Site. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Alexander, Chester. (1946a). Antipathy and Phobia. Sociometry, 9 (2/3), 226-232.
  3. ^ a b Alexander, Chester. (1946b). Antipathy and Social Behavior. The American Journal of Sociology, 51 (4), 288-292.
  4. ^ a b Bryant, Sophie. (1895). Antipathy and Sympathy. Mind, 4 (15), pp. 365-370.

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Antipathy

Antipathy is dislike for something or somebody, the opposite of sympathy. While antipathy may be induced by previous experience, it sometimes exists without a rational cause-and-effect explanation being present to the individuals involved.

Thus, the origin of antipathy has been subject to various psychological explanations, which some people find convincing and others regard as highly speculative. Sigmund Freud has treated this subject.

«A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy,» said Friedrich Nietzsche

Interpersonal Antipathy

Interpersonal antipathy is often irrationally ascribed to mannerisms or certain physical characteristics, which are perceived as signs for character traits (e.g. close together, deep set eyes as a sign for dullness or crueltyAlexander, C. (1946a). Antipathy and Phobia. «Sociometry, 9» (2/3), 226-232.] ). Furthermore, the negative feeling sometimes takes place fast and without reasoning, functioning below the level of attention, thus resembling an automatic processAlexander, C. (1946b). Antipathy and Social Begavior. «The American Journal of Sociology, 51» (4), 288-292.] .

Chester Alexander’s empirical findings suggest that an important characteristic of antipathies is that they are “marginal to reflective consciousness”. Alexander based this conclusion on the fact that many of the subjects of the study reported to have never thought much about their antipathies, have not tried to analyze them or discuss them with others.

Sympathy and antipathy modify social behavior. Although it is generally assumed that antipathy causes avoidance, some empirical studies gathered evidence that an antipathetic reaction to objects was not followed by any effort to avoid future encounters.

Pseudo-Antipathy

Sophie Bryant observed the occurrence of pseudo-antipathy. Pseudo-antipathy consists in “the careless and arbitrary interpretation of another person’s acts and expressions in accordance with the worst side of one’s self”Bryant, S. (1895). Antipathy and Sympathy. «Mind, 4» (15), 365-370.] . In other words, we tend to project our own faults into others and hate them. Pseudo-antipathy is based on the (implicit) knowledge about the negative sides of one’s own character. Sophie Bryant compares the resulting feeling with “a certain wrong-headed sense of cleansing”.

In Astrology

In astrology, antipathy is the conflict in the natal horoscopes of two people who feel an aversion to each other. This relates to the concept of synastry, which means that according to astrologists beliefs, two person’s horoscopes can be compared to see how compatible or incompatible they are likely to be towards each other.

Astrologic theory claims the following: The karmic implications of antipathy can explain why people fall in love, marry, fall out of love, and then divorce. Because they have agreed to meet up in this life to resolve a karmic or dharmic issue, they must initially be attracted to one another, so there will inevitably be correlations in the horoscope that will cause them to be attracted to one another. For those individuals who fall in love and want to marry, there must be strong stabilising influences in the comparison of the chart to indicate they would like to have a stable relationship with some permanence in it. As the relationship progresses, other facets of their personality will manifest though aspects, and it is these aspects will determine the success or failure of the relationship.
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  • antipathy — 1 antagonism, *enmity, hostility, animosity, rancor, animus Analogous words: repugnance, abhorrence, repellency, distaste (see corresponding adjectives at REPUGNANT): avoidance, evasion, eschewal, escape (see corresponding verbs at ESCAPE)… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Antipathy — An*tip a*thy, n.; pl. {Antipathies}. [L. antipathia, Gr. ?; ? against + ? to suffer. Cf. F. antipathie. See {Pathos}.] 1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste. [1913 Webster] Inveterate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • antipathy — I noun abhorrence, abomination, alienation, animosity, antagonism, anathema, antipode, aversion, clashing, collision, conflict, contradiction, contrariness, detestation, deviation, difference, disagreement, disapprobation, disfavor, disgust,… …   Law dictionary

  • antipathy — (n.) c.1600, from L. antipathia, from Gk. antipatheia, noun of state from antipathes opposed in feeling, having opposite feeling; in return for suffering; felt mutually, from anti against (see ANTI (Cf. anti )) + root of pathos feeling (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • antipathy — [n] strong dislike, disgust abhorrence, allergy, animosity, animus, antagonism, aversion, avoidance, bad blood*, contrariety, distaste, dyspathy, enmity, escape, eschewal, evasion, hate, hatred, hostility, ill will, incompatibility, loathing,… …   New thesaurus

  • antipathy — ► NOUN (pl. antipathies) ▪ a strong feeling of dislike. DERIVATIVES antipathetic adjective. ORIGIN Greek antipatheia, from anti against + pathos feeling …   English terms dictionary

  • antipathy — [an tip′ə thē] n. pl. antipathies [L antipathia < Gr antipatheia < anti , ANTI + patheia < pathein, to suffer: see PATHOS] 1. strong or deep rooted dislike; aversion 2. the object of such dislike 3. Obs. an opposition in character,… …   English World dictionary

  • antipathy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, strong ▪ growing ▪ mutual ▪ They have a mutual antipathy to each other. ▪ personal …   Collocations dictionary

  • antipathy — n. 1) to feel (an) antipathy 2) (a) deep, strong; natural antipathy 3) antipathy to, towards (he felt strong/a strong antipathy towards foreigners) * * * [æn tɪpəθɪ] natural antipathy towards (he felt strong/a strong antipathy towards foreigners) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • antipathy — an|tip|a|thy [ænˈtıpəθi] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : 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 antipathy… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

Antipathy is a voluntary or involuntary dislike for something or somebody, the opposite of sympathy. While antipathy may be induced by experience, it sometimes exists without a rational cause-and-effect explanation being present to the individuals involved.[1]

Thus, the origin of antipathy has been subject to various philosophical and psychological explanations, which some people find convincing and others regard as highly speculative. The exploration of a philosophical aspect for antipathy has been found in an essay by John Locke, an early modern 17th century philosopher.[1]

Interpersonal antipathy

Interpersonal antipathy is often irrationally ascribed to mannerisms or certain physical characteristics, which are perceived as signs for character traits (e.g., close, deep set eyes as a sign for dullness or cruelty[2]). Further, the negative feeling sometimes takes place rapidly and without reasoning, functioning below the level of attention, thus resembling an automatic process.[3]

Chester Alexander’s empirical findings suggest that an important characteristic of antipathies is that they are «marginal to reflective consciousness». Alexander based this conclusion on the fact that many of the subjects of the study reported to have never thought much about their antipathies, have not tried to analyze them or discuss them with others.[3]

Sympathy and antipathy modify social behavior. Although it is generally assumed that antipathy causes avoidance, some empirical studies gathered evidence that an antipathetic reaction to objects was not followed by any effort to avoid future encounters.[2]

Pseudo-antipathy

Sophie Bryant observed the occurrence of pseudo-antipathy. Pseudo-antipathy consists in «the careless and arbitrary interpretation of another person’s acts and expressions in accordance with the worst side of one’s self».[4] In other words, we tend to project our own faults into others and hate them. Pseudo-antipathy is based on the (implicit) knowledge about the negative sides of one’s own character. Sophie Bryant compares the resulting feeling with «a certain wrong-headed sense of cleansing».[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 William Fleming (1890). «Vocabulary of Philosophy: Moral, Ethical, Metaphysical». TORRE DE BABEL EDICIONES Philosophy, Psychology and Humanities Web Site. Retrieved 3 January 2015.<templatestyles src=»Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css»></templatestyles>
  2. 2.0 2.1 Alexander, Chester. (1946a). Antipathy and Phobia. Sociometry, 9 (2/3), 226-232.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Alexander, Chester. (1946b). Antipathy and Social Behavior. The American Journal of Sociology, 51 (4), 288-292.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Bryant, Sophie. (1895). Antipathy and Sympathy. Mind, 4 (15), 365-370.
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an·tip·a·thy

 (ăn-tĭp′ə-thē)

n. pl. an·tip·a·thies

1. Extreme dislike; aversion or repugnance. See Synonyms at enmity.

2. A feeling of aversion: longstanding antipathies between two nations.

3. Inherent incompatibility or inability to mix: the antipathy between faith and reason; the antipathy of hydrocarbons and water.


[Latin antipathīa, from Greek antipatheia, from antipathēs, of opposite feelings : anti-, anti- + pathos, feeling; see pathos.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

antipathy

(ænˈtɪpəθɪ)

n, pl -thies

1. a feeling of intense aversion, dislike, or hostility

2. the object of such a feeling

[C17: from Latin antipathia, from Greek antipatheia, from anti- + patheia feeling]

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an•tip•a•thy

(ænˈtɪp ə θi)

n., pl. -thies.

1. a natural or habitual repugnance; aversion.

2. an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling.

3. an object of natural aversion or habitual dislike.

[1595–1605; < Latin antipathīa < Greek antipátheia. See anti-, -pathy]

an•tip′a•thist, n.

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

antipathy

an attitude of antagonism or aversion.

See also: Conflict

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. antipathy - a feeling of intense dislikeantipathy — a feeling of intense dislike  

dislike — a feeling of aversion or antipathy; «my dislike of him was instinctive»

2. antipathy - the object of a feeling of intense aversionantipathy — the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; «cats were his greatest antipathy»

object — the focus of cognitions or feelings; «objects of thought»; «the object of my affection»

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antipathy

noun hostility, opposition, disgust, dislike, hatred, loathing, distaste, animosity, aversion, antagonism, enmity, rancour, bad blood, incompatibility, ill will, animus, repulsion, abhorrence, repugnance, odium, contrariety She’d often spoken of her antipathy towards London.
bond, attraction, sympathy, affection, harmony, goodwill, affinity, empathy, rapport, partiality, fellow-feeling

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

antipathy

noun

1. Deep-seated hatred, as between longtime opponents or rivals:

2. Extreme hostility and dislike:

abhorrence, abomination, aversion, detestation, hate, hatred, horror, loathing, repellence, repellency, repugnance, repugnancy, repulsion, revulsion.

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Translations

antipatija

antipátiaellenszenv

antipathy

[ænˈtɪpəθɪ] N (between people) → antipatía f (between, towards, to entre hacia) (to thing) → aversión f (towards, to hacia, por)

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

antipathy

nAntipathie f(towards gegen), Abneigung f(towards gegen)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

an·ti·pa·thy

n. antipatía, adversión.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012


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1 : a strong feeling of dislike an antipathy to taxes a deep antipathy between the groups. 2 : something disliked : an object of aversion …

What is the dictionary definition of antipathy?

antipathy. / (ænˈtɪpəθɪ) / noun plural —thies. a feeling of intense aversion, dislike, or hostility. the object of such a feeling.

What does antipathy mean example?

Antipathy is defined as a strong feeling of opposition or dislike. An example of antipathy is how a staunch Republican might feel about a Democrat. … Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.

What is the meaning of antipathy is used in the passage?

(æntɪpəθi ) uncountable noun. Antipathy is a strong feeling of dislike or hostility towards someone or something.

Is antipathy the opposite of sympathy?

Antipathy is a dislike for something or somebody, the opposite of sympathy.

33 related questions found

Does antipathy mean hatred?

While all these words mean «deep-seated dislike or ill will,» antipathy and antagonism imply a natural or logical basis for one’s hatred or dislike, antipathy suggesting repugnance, a desire to avoid or reject, and antagonism suggesting a clash of temperaments leading readily to hostility.

What are 2 synonyms for antipathy?

synonyms for antipathy

  • animus.
  • antagonism.
  • aversion.
  • distaste.
  • enmity.
  • hostility.
  • ill will.
  • rancor.

How do you use the word antipathy?

Antipathy in a Sentence ?

  1. The teenagers expressed their antipathy for the school by vandalizing the gym.
  2. Her antipathy towards her teacher was obvious to everyone in the classroom.
  3. Is your antipathy for me so great that you no longer care about my feelings? …
  4. After serving in the war, he developed an antipathy to guns.

What is the meaning of hostiles?

If you are hostile to another person or an idea, you disagree with them or disapprove of them, often showing this in your behaviour. … Someone who is hostile is unfriendly and aggressive. They usually relate in a cold and hostile way to the world.

What means antithetical?

1 : being in direct and unequivocal opposition : directly opposite or opposed. 2 : constituting or marked by antithesis : pertaining to the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences.

Is antipathy a positive or negative word?

Usually it’s a condition that is long-term, innate, and pretty unlikely to change — like your antipathy for the Red Sox. If you look at the Greek roots of this word — anti- («against») and pathos («feeling») — you can see that antipathy is a feeling against someone or something.

What does physical antipathy mean?

the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided.

What is a surreptitiously?

1 : done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine. 2 : acting or doing something clandestinely : stealthy a surreptitious glance.

Is apathetically a word?

Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive. [From apathy, on the model of pathetic.] ap′a·thet′i·cal·ly adv. Adv.

What does the word microfilm mean?

(Entry 1 of 2) : a film bearing a photographic record on a reduced scale of printed or other graphic matter. microfilm. verb.

What is the difference between apathy and antipathy?

As nouns the difference between antipathy and apathy

is that antipathy is contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste while apathy is complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.

What is the meaning of amiable *?

1a : friendly, sociable, and congenial an amiable host amiable neighbors. b : generally agreeable an amiable comedy. 2 archaic : pleasing, admirable.

Is hostile a bad word?

If something is hostile, it’s unfriendly. … You can talk about a hostile nation, a hostile takeover, a hostile remark, or a hostile attitude. Some synonyms are inimical, antagonistic, unfavorable, unfriendly.

What is the best definition of antagonist?

1 : one that contends with or opposes another : adversary, opponent political antagonists. 2 : an agent of physiological antagonism: such as. a : a muscle that contracts with and limits the action of an agonist with which it is paired. — called also antagonistic muscle.

What is secret animosity?

: a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude.

What is the meaning of Pathy?

pathy: A suffix derived from the Greek «pathos» meaning «suffering or disease» that serves as a suffix in many terms including myopathy (muscle disease), neuropathy (nerve disease), retinopathopathy (disease of the retina), sympathy (literally, suffering together), etc.

What preposition is used with antipathy?

Prepositions: «antipathy» is followed by «to», «against», or «between»; also sometimes by «for».

Which is the best synonym for ostentatious?

Synonyms & Antonyms of ostentatious

  • flamboyant,
  • flaring,
  • flashy,
  • garish,
  • gaudy,
  • glitzy,
  • loud,
  • noisy,

What is the synonym of exonerate?

Some common synonyms of exonerate are absolve, acquit, exculpate, and vindicate. While all these words mean «to free from a charge,» exonerate implies a complete clearance from an accusation or charge and from any attendant suspicion of blame or guilt.

What is the synonym of malevolent?

In this page you can discover 32 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for malevolent, like: spiteful, mean, demonic, evil, vicious, venomous, villainous, malevolence, hateful, malefic and sinister.

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Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἀντιπάθεια (antipátheia), noun of state from ἀντιπαθής (antipathḗs, opposed in feeling), from ἀντί (antí, against) + root of πάθος (páthos, feeling).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ænˈtɪpəθi/
  • Hyphenation: an‧tip‧athy

Noun[edit]

antipathy (countable and uncountable, plural antipathies)

  1. A feeling of dislike (normally towards someone, less often towards something); repugnance or distaste often without any conscious reasoning.
    • 4 November 2016, Spencer Ackerman writing in The Guardian, ‘The FBI is Trumpland’: anti-Clinton atmosphere spurred leaking, sources say
      Deep antipathy to Hillary Clinton exists within the FBI, multiple bureau sources have told the Guardian, spurring a rapid series of leaks damaging to her campaign just days before the election.
    • June 1917, The National Geographic Magazine Volume 31, No. 6, Our State Flowers/The Sagebrush
      The sagebrush belongs to the composite family, and its immediate cousins are widely distributed. They are known as the artemisias, and there are a host of them, many with important uses in the economy of civilization. Artemisia absinthium is popularly known as wormwood; from it comes the bitter, aromatic liquor known as eau or crême d’absinthe. Many of its cousins grow in Asia and Europe, including the mugwort, used by the Germans as a seasoning in cookery; southernwood, used by the British to drive away moths from linen and woolens and to force newly swarmed bees, which have a peculiar antipathy for it, into the hive
    • 1891, Henry Melville, chapter 13, in Billy Budd:

      Now when the Master-at-arms noticed whence came that greasy fluid streaming before his feet, he must have taken it—to some extent wilfully, perhaps—not for the mere accident it assuredly was, but for the sly escape of a spontaneous feeling on Billy’s part more or less answering to the antipathy on his own.

  2. Natural contrariety or incompatibility

    oil and water have antipathy

Usage notes[edit]

  • Prepositions: «antipathy» is followed by «to», «against», or «between»; also sometimes by «for».

Synonyms[edit]

  • (dislike): : hatred, aversion, dislike, disgust, distaste, enmity, ill will, repugnance, contrariety, opposition

Antonyms[edit]

  • sympathy

[edit]

  • antipathetic
  • antipathetical
  • antipathize

Translations[edit]

contrariety or opposition in feeling

  • Belarusian: антыпа́тыя f (antypátyja)
  • Bulgarian: антипатия (bg) (antipatija)
  • Burmese: ဝိရောဓိ (my) (wi.rau:dhi.)
  • Czech: antipatie f
  • Dutch: antipathie (nl) f, afkeer (nl) m
  • Esperanto: antipatio, malsimpatio
  • Finnish: antipatia (fi)
  • French: antipathie (fr) f
  • Galician: antipatía (gl) f
  • German: Antipathie (de) f
  • Greek: αντιπάθεια (el) f (antipátheia)
  • Hungarian: antipátia (hu), ellenszenv (hu)
  • Icelandic: andúð (is) f, ógeð n, óbeit f
  • Indonesian: antipati (id)
  • Italian: antipatia (it) f
  • Japanese: 反感 (ja) (hankan), 嫌悪感 (ken’okan), 厭悪感 (en’okan)
  • Polish: antypatia (pl) f
  • Portuguese: antipatia (pt) f
  • Romanian: antipatie (ro) f, aversiune (ro) f
  • Russian: антипа́тия (ru) f (antipátija)
  • Serbo-Croatian: antipatija (sh) f
  • Spanish: antipatía (es) f, aversión (es) f
  • Swedish: antipati (sv) c, motvilja (sv) c
  • Ukrainian: антипа́тія (uk) f (antypátija)
  • Yiddish: אַנטיפּאַטיע‎ f (antipatye)

Further reading[edit]

  • antipathy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • “antipathy”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • antipathy at OneLook Dictionary Search

Other forms: antipathies

An antipathy is a deep-seated dislike of something or someone. Usually it’s a condition that is long-term, innate, and pretty unlikely to change — like your antipathy for the Red Sox.

If you look at the Greek roots of this word — anti- («against») and pathos («feeling») — you can see that antipathy is a feeling against someone or something. In general, antipathies are feelings that are kept at least somewhat under wraps and are not out in the open.

Definitions of antipathy

  1. noun

    a feeling of intense dislike

  2. noun

    the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided

    “cats were his greatest
    antipathy

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I was busy with my family, my budding career as a TV writer, my antipathy for the Los Angeles Lakers, and my general reluctance to engage in anything that might force me to leave my comfort zone. But sometimes ideas won’t let you go. For me, educating girls was like that.

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANTIPATHY

From Latin antipathia, from Greek antipatheia, from anti- + patheia feeling.

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTIPATHY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTIPATHY

Antipathy is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANTIPATHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Antipathy

Antipathy is dislike for something or somebody, the opposite of sympathy. While antipathy may be induced by experience, it sometimes exists without a rational cause-and-effect explanation being present to the individuals involved. Thus, the origin of antipathy has been subject to various psychological explanations, which some people find convincing and others regard as highly speculative. Sigmund Freud treated this subject.


Definition of antipathy in the English dictionary

The definition of antipathy in the dictionary is a feeling of intense aversion, dislike, or hostility. Other definition of antipathy is the object of such a feeling.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTIPATHY

Synonyms and antonyms of antipathy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «ANTIPATHY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «antipathy» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «antipathy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTIPATHY

Find out the translation of antipathy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of antipathy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «antipathy» in English.

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憎恶

1,325 millions of speakers

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aversión

570 millions of speakers

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घृणा

380 millions of speakers

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الكراهية

280 millions of speakers

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антипатия

278 millions of speakers

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antipatia

270 millions of speakers

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বিদ্বেষ

260 millions of speakers

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antipathie

220 millions of speakers

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Antipati

190 millions of speakers

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Antipathie

180 millions of speakers

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嫌悪

130 millions of speakers

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반감

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Trends of use of antipathy

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTIPATHY»

The term «antipathy» is regularly used and occupies the 91.096 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTIPATHY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about antipathy

9 QUOTES WITH «ANTIPATHY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word antipathy.

In France, that let down the barriers more than a hundred years ago, the feeling of antipathy is still strong enough to sustain an anti-Jewish political party.

If I have an antipathy for any class of people, it is for fine ladies. I almost match my Husband’s detestation of partridge-shooting gentlemen.

Sympathy constitutes friendship; but in love there is a sort of antipathy, or opposing passion. Each strives to be the other, and both together make up one whole.

I was concerned about who he would put in there as FBI director because he had expressed antipathy for the FBI, for the director. I was going to stay there and make sure that he couldn’t replace me.

My tastes in music tend to favor anything my kids don’t like, out of natural antipathy amplified by a sort of malicious glee.

I was busy with my family, my budding career as a TV writer, my antipathy for the Los Angeles Lakers, and my general reluctance to engage in anything that might force me to leave my comfort zone. But sometimes ideas won’t let you go. For me, educating girls was like that.

Watching President Obama apologize last week for America’s arrogance — before a French audience that owes its freedom to the sacrifices of Americans — helped convince me that he has a deep-seated antipathy toward American values and traditions.

Iraq… has also had contacts with al-Qaida. Their ties may be limited by divergent ideologies, but the two sides’ mutual antipathy toward the United States and the Saudi royal family suggests that tactical cooperation between them is possible.

The thing about youthful offenders is that no one seems to care about them. Most people don’t like adolescents — even the good ones can be snarky and unpleasant. Combine the antipathy we feel toward the average teenager with the fear inspired by youth violence, and you have a population that no one wants to deal with.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTIPATHY»

Discover the use of antipathy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to antipathy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

1

Sympathy and antipathy: essays legal and philosophical

The author of this book shares Bentham’s views about sympathy and antipathy and shows that the principle is alive and well in legal philosophy today

2

Constructing the Enemy: Empathy/Antipathy in U.S. Literature …

In her engaging book, Constructing the Enemy, Rajini Srikanth probes the concept of empathy, attempting to understand its different types and how it is—or isn’t—generated and maintained in specific circumstances.

3

A Mortal Antipathy — First Opening of the New Portfolio

We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 2011

XV. DK. BUTTS CALLS ON EUTHTMIA. The doctor was troubled in thinking over
his interview with the young lady. She was fully possessed with the idea that she
had discovered the secret which had defied the most sagacious heads of the …

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.

Sr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, 2008

6

Wednesday’s Child: Research Into Women’s Experience of …

PREVALENCE OF ANTIPATHY In our Representative London Women series as
many as 33 per cent of women experienced antipathy from at least one of their
parents in childhood at a ‘marked’ or ‘moderate’ level.4But antipathy from both …

Antonia Bifulco, Patricia Moran, 2002

7

English Texts & Contexts 1: An Outcomes Approach to Stage 4

ANTIPATHY. Empathy, sympathy and antipathy are feelings that you show in
response to people and events. These feelings give you a greater understanding
of texts and can help you enjoy and get more out of the experience of responding
.

This book an EXACT reproduction of the original book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.

9

Your Soular System: Meaning, Self-analysis and Soul — a Path …

The woman’s physical and feeling spaces are violated by the rapist, through the
force of his Antipathy. • Someone comments on your dress style: ‘I think the way
you dress is offensive, non-stylish and repulsive!’ This person has violated your …

We must be clear that certain forces in the human being reflect back the prenatal
reality and hold the after-death reality in «Seed,» namely, antipathy and sympathy.
When we incarnate, by entering the physical world we cannot remain in the …

Edward Reaugh Smith, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTIPATHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term antipathy is used in the context of the following news items.

GOP extols worker training, then slashes funding for it

That suits McConnell’s antipathy for the EPA and its climate change agenda, which threatens his allies in the coal industry. But it also sets the … «Politico, Jul 15»

Michael Clarke has evolved into a captain Australia has finally …

Public antipathy towards Clarke grew post-Katich. The dressing-room disputes symbolised a generational split. Against an idea of Australian … «The Guardian, Jul 15»

War Veterans Lead the Way in Reconciling Former Enemies

There has been a longstanding antipathy in Vietnam toward China, with which it fought a border war in 1979 and has clashed over territorial … «New York Times, Jul 15»

Our Opinion: Tragedy eased when needed change results

… force, a reaction whose roots are in the departments’ antipathy toward blacks and failure to build a positive presence in black neighborhoods. «Brattleboro Reformer, Jul 15»

Short Take: ​Trump v. Bush: The GOP Spectrum on Immigration

(CBS News) — Donald Trump and Jeb Bush are now locked in mutual antipathy over the question of immigration. It results from Trump’s … «CBS News, Jul 15»

Learning to hurt so that we don’t harm

Certainly threaten the marriage with undigested, erosive energies of antipathy and declining respect. I think of the ancient Hebrew story of … «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»

Greek referendum: a lose lose for Europe

It seems pretty obvious if an external group (even more so one headed by a country the Greeks have an historical antipathy towards) makes … «Slugger O’Toole, Jul 15»

Apart from Greece, earnings reports may move market this week

Many economists say the long- term project of the eurozone has been weakened by the obvious antipathy in Greece and elsewhere to Brussels … «THE BUSINESS TIMES, Jul 15»

China-built runway “nearly complete” in South China Sea, images …

… as the region’s emerging power challenged the idea that common economic interests would overcome traditional historical antipathy. «The Bell Jar, Jul 15»

Tom Kerr: Legends home would be ideal Kauto tribute

… and owner whose love of the horse was seemingly matched by their antipathy to each other, but perhaps from the ashes of this rancour some good can arise. «Racing Post, Jul 15»

REFERENCE

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Antipathy is dislike for something or somebody, the opposite of sympathy. While antipathy may be induced by previous experience, it sometimes exists without a rational cause-and-effect explanation being present to the individuals involved.

Thus, the origin of antipathy has been subject to various psychological explanations, which some people find convincing and others regard as highly speculative. Sigmund Freud has treated this subject.

  Interpersonal Antipathy

Interpersonal antipathy is often irrationally ascribed to mannerisms or certain physical characteristics, which are perceived as signs for character traits (e.g. close together, deep set eyes as a sign for dullness or cruelty[1]). Furthermore, the negative feeling sometimes takes place fast and without reasoning, functioning below the level of attention, thus resembling an automatic process.[2]

Chester Alexander’s empirical findings suggest that an important characteristic of antipathies is that they are “marginal to reflective consciousness”. Alexander based this conclusion on the fact that many of the subjects of the study reported to have never thought much about their antipathies, have not tried to analyze them or discuss them with others.[2]

Sympathy and antipathy modify social behavior. Although it is generally assumed that antipathy causes avoidance, some empirical studies gathered evidence that an antipathetic reaction to objects was not followed by any effort to avoid future encounters.[1]

  Pseudo-Antipathy

Sophie Bryant observed the occurrence of pseudo-antipathy. Pseudo-antipathy consists in “the careless and arbitrary interpretation of another person’s acts and expressions in accordance with the worst side of one’s self”.[3] In other words, we tend to project our own faults into others and hate them. Pseudo-antipathy is based on the (implicit) knowledge about the negative sides of one’s own character. Sophie Bryant compares the resulting feeling with “a certain wrong-headed sense of cleansing”.[3]

  References

  1. ^ a b Alexander, C. (1946a). Antipathy and Phobia. Sociometry, 9 (2/3), 226-232.
  2. ^ a b Alexander, C. (1946b). Antipathy and Social Behavior. The American Journal of Sociology, 51 (4), 288-292.
  3. ^ a b Bryant, S. (1895). Antipathy and Sympathy. Mind, 4 (15), 365-370.

 
 

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