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adjective
- 1. showing or feeling a strong aversion: "it is human nature to be antipathetic to change"
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showing or feeling a strong dislike, opposition, or anger: antipathetic attitudes towards smokers. Even those normally antipathetic to anything new approve of the design of the new railway station. See. antipathy. Fewer examples. Not so long ago rich people in drama were automatically antipathetic.
The meaning of ANTIPATHETIC is having a natural aversion; also : not sympathetic : hostile. How to use antipathetic in a sentence.
Antipathetic definition: opposed, averse, or contrary; having or showing antipathy. See examples of ANTIPATHETIC used in a sentence.
1. opposed, averse, or contrary; having or showing antipathy. They were antipathetic to many of the proposed changes. 2. causing or likely to cause antipathy.
If you have very negative, even hostile feelings about something, you're antipathetic toward it. If you're antipathetic to a particular basketball team, you'll root enthusiastically for whatever team they're playing against.
Definition of antipathetic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. a. Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance: antipathetic to new ideas. b. Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic: antipathetic factions within the party. 2. Causing a feeling of antipathy; repugnant: "The whole place and everything about it was antipathetic to her" (Anthony Trollope). an·tip′a·thet′i·cal·ly adv.
Antipathetic definition, opposed, averse, or contrary; having or showing antipathy: They were antipathetic to many of the proposed changes See more.
Antipathetic definition: opposed, averse, or contrary; having or showing antipathy. See examples of ANTIPATHETIC used in a sentence.
Definitions of 'antipathetic' 1. having antipathy. [...] 2. opposed or antagonistic in character, tendency, etc. [...] More. Synonyms of 'antipathetic' • hostile, offensive, disgusting, revolting [...] More. Examples of 'antipathetic' in a sentence.
