antipathy in French
antipathy in French is antipathie — antipathy means a strong feeling of dislike towards a person, or less often a thing, sometimes felt for no clear reason.
antipathy in French
antipathie
(uncountable) Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility; (countable) an instance of this.
What does "antipathy" mean?
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noun A strong feeling of dislike towards a person, or less often a thing, sometimes felt for no clear reason.
"Deep antipathy to Hillary Clinton exists within the FBI, multiple bureau sources have told the Guardian, spurring a rapid series of leaks damaging to her campaign just days before the election."
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noun A natural clash between two things that makes them work against each other, or one case of this.
"Now between Mars and Luna, the one red, t'other white, the one hot, t'other cold and so forth, stands, as I have told you, a natural antipathy, or, as you say, hatred. Which antipathy their creatures do inherit."
- noun Someone or something that you strongly dislike.
- noun Someone or something that feels strong dislike towards another person or thing.
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- Deep antipathy to Hillary Clinton exists within the FBI, multiple bureau sources have told the Guardian, spurring a rapid series of leaks damaging to her campaign just days before the election.
- Now between Mars and Luna, the one red, t'other white, the one hot, t'other cold and so forth, stands, as I have told you, a natural antipathy, or, as you say, hatred. Which antipathy their creatures do inherit.
- Oil and water have antipathy.
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What is "antipathy" in French?
"antipathy" in French is antipathie. antipathy means: A strong feeling of dislike towards a person, or less often a thing, sometimes felt for no clear reason.
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