antipathetic
opposed, averse, or contrary; having or showing antipathy: They were antipathetic to many of the proposed changes
causing or likely to cause antipathy: The new management was antipathetic to all of us.
Origin of antipathetic
1- Also an·ti·pa·thet·i·cal [an-ti-puh-thet-i-kuhl, an-tahy-] /ˌæn tɪ pəˈθɛt ɪ kəl, ænˌtaɪ-/ .
Other words from antipathetic
- an·ti·pa·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti·pa·thet·i·cal·ness, noun
Words Nearby antipathetic
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How to use antipathetic in a sentence
From this you can conclude that if you are antipathetic to me, this antipathy proceeds fundamentally from myself.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyCalvinism, above all theological creeds, might be supposed antipathetic to him.
One of the editors of this book was inclined to throw doubt upon it, as a thing antipathetic to the Greek spirit.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsThe state of mind of the by-standers, sympathetic or antipathetic, has an influence upon the production of the phenomena.
Mysterious Psychic Forces | Camille FlammarionIt has a right to dislike its mother or father or sister or brother or uncle or aunt if they are antipathetic to it.
A Treatise on Parents and Children | George Bernard Shaw
British Dictionary definitions for antipathetic
antipathetical
/ (ænˌtɪpəˈθɛtɪk, ˌæntɪpə-) /
(often foll by to) having or arousing a strong aversion
Derived forms of antipathetic
- antipathetically, adverb
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