Associations to the word «Antipathy»

Wiktionary

ANTIPATHY, noun. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.
ANTIPATHY, noun. Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.

Dictionary definition

ANTIPATHY, noun. A feeling of intense dislike.
ANTIPATHY, noun. The object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke