antipathies

Variant of antipathy

noun pl. antipathies

  1. strong or deep-rooted dislike; aversion
  2. the object of such dislike
  3. Obsolete an opposition in character, nature, tendency, etc.

Origin: L antipathia < Gr antipatheia < anti-, anti- + patheia < pathein, to suffer: see pathos

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