antipathy
strong dislike
Roots
Other words with the path root
- apathy: lack of feeling or concern
- empathy: ability to understand another person's feelings
- pathetic: arousing pity; weak or inadequate
- pathological: caused by or involving disease; compulsive or unhealthy
- sympathy: shared feeling or compassion
Anti gives against; path carries feeling. Antipathy is feeling set against someone or something.
Mira felt immediate antipathy toward the shortcut that promised a score jump without work.
Antipathy is stronger than “I do not prefer it.” It is an inward push away: the feeling has chosen the opposite side.