Antipathy
nOne word substitutionRoot wordPronunciationSSC PYQ × 5/æntˈɪpəθiː/ · ऐन्टिपथी
Strong dislike between two persons
Feeling of aversion against someone
a strong dislike
तीव्र विरोध भाव या अरुचि
तीव्र अरुचि, विद्वेष
There is an old antipathy between the two departments.
She has an antipathy to loud rooms.
He felt a deep antipathy towards cruelty.
Daily use: Dono department mein purani antipathy hai.
PATHY यानी feeling, ANTI यानी against — किसी के against feeling यानी तीव्र नापसंदगी। Sound-link: ‘आंटी को पथिक से बहुत चिढ़ है’ — ANTI-PATHY। यही pathy apathy और telepathy में भी है।
PATHY means feeling and ANTI means against, so antipathy is a feeling against someone: strong dislike. His sound-link: ‘Aunty ko pathik se bahut chidh hai’ (Aunty strongly dislikes the passer-by). The same ‘pathy’ is in apathy and telepathy.
‘Pathy’ family साथ पूछी जाती है: sympathy, empathy, apathy (feeling की कमी), antipathy (विरोधी feeling)। Synonym aversion, hostility, hatred।
The ‘pathy’ family is tested together: sympathy, empathy, apathy (no feeling) and antipathy (feeling against). Synonyms are aversion, hostility and hatred.