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antipathetic

an·ti·pa·thet·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-ti-puh-thet-ik or an-ti-puh-thet-i-kuh l; an-tip-uh-]
    • /ˌæn tɪ pəˈθɛt ɪk or ˌæn tɪ pəˈθɛt ɪ kəl; ænˌtɪp ə-/
    • /ænˈtɪp.ə.θi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-ti-puh-thet-ik or an-ti-puh-thet-i-kuh l; an-tip-uh-]
    • /ˌæn tɪ pəˈθɛt ɪk or ˌæn tɪ pəˈθɛt ɪ kəl; ænˌtɪp ə-/

Definitions of antipathetic word

  • adjective antipathetic having or arousing a strong aversion 3
  • adjective antipathetic having antipathy 3
  • adjective antipathetic opposed or antagonistic in character, tendency, etc. 3
  • adjective antipathetic opposed, averse, or contrary; having or showing antipathy: They were antipathetic to many of the proposed changes. 1
  • adjective antipathetic causing or likely to cause antipathy: The new management was antipathetic to all of us. 1
  • noun antipathetic Showing or feeling a strong aversion. 1
See all 10 definitions of antipathetic

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Origin of antipathetic

First appearance:

before 1630
One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; < Greek antipathḗs opposed in feeling (anti- + -pathēs, adj. derivative of páthos pathos), with -etic by analogy with pathetic

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Parts of speech for Antipathetic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Antipathetic

antipathetic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

antipathetic usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for antipathetic

adj antipathetic

  • antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
  • averse — If you say that you are not averse to something, you mean that you quite like it or quite want to do it.
  • contrary — Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
  • hostile — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
  • nasty — physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.

adjective antipathetic

  • opposed — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
  • conflicting — clashing; contradictory
  • anti — You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
All 9 Synonyms of antipathetic

Antonyms for antipathetic

adj antipathetic

  • friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
  • agreeable — If something is agreeable, it is pleasant and you enjoy it.
  • sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
All 3 Antonyms of antipathetic

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