antipathy

1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste. Inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments to others, are to be avoided. Washington. 2. Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy. A habit is generated of thinking that a natural antipathy exists between hope and reason. I. Taylor. Note: Any is opposed to sympathy. It is followed by to, against, or between; also sometimes by for. Syn. -- Hatred; aversion; dislike; disgust; distaste; enmity; ill will; repugnance; contrariety; opposition. See Dislike.

Length: 9Scrabble® value: 17Words With Friends® value: 17

Numerology value: 6 (Pythagorean letter-sum). See what this number means on NumberAngel.

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