antipathy

Questions about antipathy

What does antipathy mean?

antipathy means "a feeling of intense dislike". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in antipathy?

antipathy has 4 syllables: an-tip-a-thy. The stress falls on "tip". In IPA it is /ænˈtɪpəθi/.

What is another word for antipathy?

Close synonyms include aversion, distaste. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is antipathy a common word?

antipathy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.