antipathies

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antipathies - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Antipathy \An*tip"a*thy\, n.; pl. Antipathies. [L. antipathia,
     Gr. ?; 'anti` against + ? to suffer. Cf. F. antipathie. See
     Pathos.]
     1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or
        dislike; repugnance; distaste.
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              Inveterate antipathies against particular nations,
              and passionate attachments to others, are to be
              avoided.                              --Washington.
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     2. Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of
        qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.
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              A habit is generated of thinking that a natural
              antipathy exists between hope and reason. --I.
                                                    Taylor.
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     Note: Antipathy is opposed to sympathy. It is followed by
           to, against, or between; also sometimes by for.
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     Syn: Hatred; aversion; dislike; disgust; distaste; enmity;
          ill will; repugnance; contrariety; opposition. See
          Dislike.
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