Antipathy

/ænˈtɪpəθi/ noun

Definition

A strong feeling of dislike or opposition; a deep-seated aversion or hostility toward someone or something. Antipathy goes beyond mild dislike to active repugnance.

Etymology

From Greek antipatheia, combining anti (against) and pathos (feeling, suffering). The word literally means 'against feeling' and originally described the idea that certain things naturally repel each other, later extending to human emotions.

Kelly Says

Think 'ANTI-pathy' — the opposite of sympathy! While sympathy means feeling 'with' someone (sym = with), antipathy means feeling 'against' them. It's like emotional repulsion rather than attraction.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንቲፓትያ
an-ti-pa-ti-ya
ARالعربية
عدم مودة
ʿadama mawadda
BNবাংলা
অ্যান্টিপ্যাথি
æn-ti-pyæ-thi
CACatalà
antipatia
an-ti-pa-ti-a
CSČeština
antipatie
an-ti-pa-ti-e
DADansk
antipati
an-ti-pa-ti
DEDeutsch
Antipathie
an-ti-pa-ti-e
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπάθεια
an-ti-pa-the-ia
ESEspañol
antipatía
an-ti-pa-ti-a
FAفارسی
ضد پاتیه
zad pa-ti-ye
FISuomi
antipatia
an-ti-pa-ti-a
FRFrançais
antipathie
ɑ̃.ti.pa.ti
GUGU
અંટિપતિ
an-ti-pa-ti
HAHA
masu adawa da pati
ma-su a-da-wa da pa-ti
HEעברית
אנטיפתיה
an-ti-pa-ti-ya
HIहिन्दी
अप्रियता
apriyata
HUMagyar
antipátia
an-ti-pa-ti-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
antipati
an-ti-pa-ti
IGIG
megide pati
me-gi-de pa-ti
ITItaliano
antipatia
an-ti-pa-ti-a
JA日本語
反パシー
han pa-shi
KKKK
антіпатія
an-ti-pa-ti-ya
KMKM
អន្តិបាទី
an-ti-pa-di
KO한국어
반파시
ban-pa-si
MRMR
अंतिपती
an-ti-pa-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
antipati
an-ti-pa-ti
MYမြန်မာ
အန္တီပါ့သီ
a-n-ti pa-thi
NLNederlands
antipathie
an-ti-pa-ti-e
NONorsk
antipati
an-ti-pa-ti
PAPA
ਅੰਟੀਪਾਥੀ
an-ti-pa-thi
PLPolski
antypatia
an-ti-pa-ti-a
PTPortuguês
antipatia
ɐ̃.ti.pɐ.ˈti.ɐ
RORomână
antipatie
an-ti-pa-ti-e
RUРусский
антипатия
an-ti-pa-ti-ya
SVSvenska
antipati
an-ti-pa-ti
SWKiswahili
upinzani
u-pi-nza-ni
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பு
etirppu
TEతెలుగు
అంటిపతి
an-ti-pa-ti
THไทย
ความไม่ชอบ
khwam mai chawp
TLTL
kontra-patiya
kon-tra-pa-ti-ya
TRTürkçe
antipati
an-ti-pa-ti
UKУкраїнська
антіпатія
an-ti-pa-ti-ya
URاردو
انتپاتھی
an-ti-pa-ti
VITiếng Việt
sự không ưa
sự không ưa
YOYO
olooku pati
o-lo-ku pa-ti
ZH中文
反帕西
fǎn pà xī
ZUZU
ukuphendula kwenye pati
u-ku-phen-du-la kwe-nye pa-ti

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