antipathy
noun
an·tip·a·thy
an-ˈti-pə-thē 
plural antipathies
1
: a strong feeling of dislike
an antipathy to taxes
a deep antipathy between the groups
2
: something disliked : an object of aversion
… perhaps his greatest antipathies were cabs, old women, doors that would not shut …—
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens3
obsolete
: opposition in feeling
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All this antipathy might have something to do with the fact that Project 2025 would gut legal rights and government protections for millions across the U.S., especially LGBTQ+ people.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 26 Sep. 2024
Lithuania’s Andrius Kubilius is to oversee the new EU space law as as commissioner for Defence and Space, which is seen as a reward to the Baltic states’ support for Ukraine and its antipathy to Russia.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Its agenda of Hindu supremacy directs antipathy toward India’s Muslim minority, deeming the population an alien presence that subjugated Hindus in a series of historical conquests.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
The New Reform Party is more likely to partner with the Yoon government on policy agendas – despite personal antipathy between Yoon and Lee Jun-Seok.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 22 Mar. 2024
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 26 Sep. 2024
Lithuania’s Andrius Kubilius is to oversee the new EU space law as as commissioner for Defence and Space, which is seen as a reward to the Baltic states’ support for Ukraine and its antipathy to Russia.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Its agenda of Hindu supremacy directs antipathy toward India’s Muslim minority, deeming the population an alien presence that subjugated Hindus in a series of historical conquests.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
The New Reform Party is more likely to partner with the Yoon government on policy agendas – despite personal antipathy between Yoon and Lee Jun-Seok.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Antipathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antipathy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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antipathy
noun
an·tip·a·thy
an-ˈtip-ə-thē
plural antipathies
1
: a strong dislike
2
: a person or thing that arouses strong dislike
antipathetic
adjective
ˌant-i-pə-ˈthet-ik
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antipathy
noun
an·tip·a·thy
an-ˈtip-ə-thē
plural antipathies
1
: settled aversion or dislike
2
: an object of aversion
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