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Antipathetic

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Adjective

1. antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loath, loth

(usually followed by to') strongly opposed

Example Sentences:
'antipathetic to new ideas'
'averse to taking risks'
'loath to go on such short notice'
'clearly indisposed to grant their request'

2. antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical

characterized by antagonism or antipathy

Example Sentences:
'slaves antagonistic to their masters'
'antipathetic factions within the party'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Antipathetic

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adjective
(often foll by to)
having or arousing a strong aversion

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Antipathetic

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adjective
1. 
having antipathy
2. 
opposed or antagonistic in character, tendency, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Antipathetic

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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).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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