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.
Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.
Noun
the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy"
Noun
a feeling of intense dislike
n.
Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion
or dislike; repugnance; distaste.
n.
Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of
qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.
Antipathy
Inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments to others, are to be avoided.2. Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities;
A habit is generated of thinking that a natural antipathy exists between hope and reason.
Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.
Usage Examples
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.
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.
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Other Usage ExamplesA woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.
It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
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