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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Trump’s antipathy for the legal system and especially the Department of Justice and FBI is well known.
—Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Vance has long had antipathy for Zelensky and funding Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion.
—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 1 Mar. 2025
Fox News followed in 1996 as a conservative-focused TV outlet, stoking antipathy toward liberal points of view.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The president’s antipathy for wind power precedes his time in the White House.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Vance has long had antipathy for Zelensky and funding Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion.
—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 1 Mar. 2025
Fox News followed in 1996 as a conservative-focused TV outlet, stoking antipathy toward liberal points of view.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The president’s antipathy for wind power precedes his time in the White House.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Antipathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antipathy. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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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
Medical Definition
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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