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1. • • showing or feeling a strong dislike, opposition, or anger: antipathetic attitudes toward smokers
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   What does antipathetic mean?

   • Add antipathetic to one of your lists below, or create a new one. ANTIPATHETIC meaning: 1. showing or feeling a strong dislike, opposition, or anger: 2. showing or feeling a strong…. Learn more.

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   What is the root word of antipathy?

   • The adjective antipathetic and noun antipathy come from the Greek antipathes, "an opposition of feeling," and its roots anti, "opposite," and pathein, "to suffer or feel." It's not quite full-on hatred, but an antipathetic feeling is a strong aversion or distaste.

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   What is the meaning of antipathy?

   • Antipathy refers to an agent whose conduct has especially deviated from relevant legislative craftsmanship and deliberation norms in the United States, causing harm or varying significantly from societal standards. One approach is that of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., who is known for his expression of antipathy towards certain legal doctrines.

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   Where did the word antipathetic come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective antipathetic is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for antipathetic is from 1640, in the writing of Robert Baillie, Church of Scotland minister and author. antipathetic is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin antipatheticus.

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   What does it mean if your cousins are antipathetic?

   • It's not quite full-on hatred, but an antipathetic feeling is a strong aversion or distaste. If your cousins are antipathetic to furry animals, you might want to reconsider inviting them to stay for two weeks — they won't enjoy hanging out with your four cats, three dogs, and affectionate chinchilla. "Antipathetic."

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   What does it mean if you're antipathetic to a basketball team?

   • If you're antipathetic to a particular basketball team, you'll root enthusiastically for whatever team they're playing against. The adjective antipathetic and noun antipathy come from the Greek antipathes, "an opposition of feeling," and its roots anti, "opposite," and pathein, "to suffer or feel."

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective antipathetic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Of a substance, quality, or living creature: that has a natural or intrinsic resistance to, or incompatibility with, something else. Of a person, attitude, etc.: that shows or feels a strong aversion to, or dislike of, something. Also: that is the object of hostility, dislike, or repugnance. Cf. antipathetic adj. 1601.

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   If you have very negative, even hostile feelings about something, you're antipathetic toward it. If you're antipathetic to a particular basketball team, you'll root enthusiastically for whatever team they're playing against.

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   The meaning of ANTIPATHETIC is having a natural aversion; also : not sympathetic : hostile. How to use antipathetic in a sentence.

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   Antipathetic definition: opposed, averse, or contrary; having or showing antipathy. See examples of ANTIPATHETIC used in a sentence.