antipathy

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  • Noun:
    a feeling of intense dislike
    the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided

Word Origin

antipathy (n.)
c. 1600, from Latin antipathia, from Greek antipatheia, noun of state from antipathes "opposed in feeling, having opposite feeling; in return for suffering; felt mutually," from anti- "against" (see anti-) + root of pathos "feeling" (see pathos).

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Example

1. Antipathy toward wall street could also be a factor .
2. Regulatory antipathy to universal banks has also eased .
3. This antipathy is not lost on china 's local governments .
4. But there are other possible explanations for this feminist antipathy towards religion .
5. A rebellious german electorate views the idea of bailouts with increasing antipathy .

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