antipathetic

[ an-ti-puh-thet-ik, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn tɪ pəˈθɛt ɪk, ænˌtaɪ- /

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adjective

opposed, averse, or contrary; having or showing antipathy: They were antipathetic to many of the proposed changes

causing or likely to cause antipathy: The new management was antipathetic to all of us.

Also an·ti·pa·thet·i·cal

[an-ti-puh-thet-i-kuhl, an-tahy-] /ˌæn tɪ pəˈθɛt ɪ kəl, ænˌtaɪ-/ .

Origin of antipathetic

1630–40; <Greek antipathḗs opposed in feeling (anti- + -pathēs, adj. derivative of páthospathos), with -etic by analogy with pathetic

OTHER WORDS FROM antipathetic

an·ti·pa·thet·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·pa·thet·i·cal·ness, noun

Words nearby antipathetic

antiparallel, antiparasitic, antiparticle, antipasto, Antipater, antipathetic, antipathy, antipedal, antipediculotic, antipeptic, antiperiodic

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Example sentences from the Web for antipathetic

The doing so will be disagreeable, but it will not be antipathetic to the nature of an Englishman.
North America, Volume II (of 2)|Anthony Trollope
The state of mind of the by-standers, sympathetic or antipathetic, has an influence upon the production of the phenomena.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
He was a determined opponent of the study of philosophy, and thus was antipathetic to the Spanish spirit.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various
But the men are very rare who generate their own spiritual revelations in some secluded corner of an antipathetic world.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various

Such men exist, antipathetic to the Marbridges of the world.
Joan Thursday|Louis Joseph Vance

British Dictionary definitions for antipathetic

antipathetic

antipathetical

/ (ænˌtɪpəˈθɛtɪk, ˌæntɪpə-) /

adjective

(often foll by to) having or arousing a strong aversion

Derived forms of antipathetic

antipathetically, adverb

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单词	antipathetic
释义	antipathetic [ an-ti-puh-thet-ik, an-tahy- ] / ˌæn tɪ pəˈθɛt ɪk, ænˌtaɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR antipathetic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective opposed, averse, or contrary; having or showing antipathy: They were antipathetic to many of the proposed changes causing or likely to cause antipathy: The new management was antipathetic to all of us. Also an·ti·pa·thet·i·cal [an-ti-puh-thet-i-kuhl, an-tahy-] /ˌæn tɪ pəˈθɛt ɪ kəl, ænˌtaɪ-/ . Origin of antipathetic 1630–40; <Greek antipathḗs opposed in feeling (anti- + -pathēs, adj. derivative of páthospathos), with -etic by analogy with pathetic OTHER WORDS FROM antipathetic an·ti·pa·thet·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·pa·thet·i·cal·ness, noun Words nearby antipathetic antiparallel, antiparasitic, antiparticle, antipasto, Antipater, antipathetic, antipathy, antipedal, antipediculotic, antipeptic, antiperiodic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for antipathetic The doing so will be disagreeable, but it will not be antipathetic to the nature of an Englishman. North America, Volume II (of 2)\|Anthony Trollope The state of mind of the by-standers, sympathetic or antipathetic, has an influence upon the production of the phenomena. Mysterious Psychic Forces\|Camille Flammarion He was a determined opponent of the study of philosophy, and thus was antipathetic to the Spanish spirit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7\|Various But the men are very rare who generate their own spiritual revelations in some secluded corner of an antipathetic world. The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920\|Various Such men exist, antipathetic to the Marbridges of the world. Joan Thursday\|Louis Joseph Vance British Dictionary definitions for antipathetic antipathetic antipathetical / (ænˌtɪpəˈθɛtɪk, ˌæntɪpə-) / adjective (often foll by to) having or arousing a strong aversion Derived forms of antipathetic antipathetically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to antipathetic antagonistic, averse, contrary, hostile, nasty, unfriendly
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antipathetic

adjective

Origin of antipathetic

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Example sentences from the Web for antipathetic

British Dictionary definitions for antipathetic

antipathetical

adjective

Derived forms of antipathetic

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