Antipathy vs. Aversion — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Antipathy and Aversion
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Antipathy
Antipathy is a dislike for something or somebody, the opposite of sympathy. While antipathy may be induced by experience, it sometimes exists without a rational cause-and-effect explanation being present to the individuals involved.Thus, the origin of antipathy has been subject to various philosophical and psychological explanations, which some people find convincing and others regard as highly speculative.
Aversion
A strong dislike or disinclination
They made plain their aversion to the use of force
Antipathy
Extreme dislike; aversion or repugnance.
Aversion
A fixed, intense dislike; repugnance
Formed an aversion to crowds.
Antipathy
A feeling of aversion
Longstanding antipathies between two nations.
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Aversion
The cause or object of such a feeling
"I jumped up, and ran out of the room ... because a newspaper writer is my aversion" (Fanny Kemble).
Antipathy
Inherent incompatibility or inability to mix
The antipathy between faith and reason.
The antipathy of hydrocarbons and water.
Aversion
The avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because it has been associated with an unpleasant or painful stimulus.
Antipathy
A feeling of dislike (normally towards someone, less often towards something); repugnance or distaste often without any conscious reasoning.
Aversion
The act or fact of averting
The aversion of a disaster.
Antipathy
Natural contrariety or incompatibility
Oil and water have antipathy
Aversion
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip.
Antipathy
Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.
Inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments to others, are to be avoided.
Aversion
An object of dislike or repugnance.
Pushy salespeople are a major aversion of mine.
Antipathy
Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.
A habit is generated of thinking that a natural antipathy exists between hope and reason.
Aversion
(obsolete) The act of turning away from an object.
Antipathy
A feeling of intense dislike
Aversion
A turning away.
Adhesion to vice and aversion from goodness.
Antipathy
The object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided;
Cats were his greatest antipathy
Aversion
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike; antipathy; disinclination; reluctance.
Mutual aversion of races.
His rapacity had made him an object of general aversion.
A freeholder is bred with an aversion to subjection.
His aversion towards the house of York.
It is not difficult for a man to see that a person has conceived an aversion for him.
The Khasias . . . have an aversion to milk.
Aversion
The object of dislike or repugnance.
Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire.
Aversion
A feeling of intense dislike
Aversion
The act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away;
Averting her gaze meant that she was angry
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