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  • noun Plural form of antipathy.

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Examples

  • There are certain so-called antipathies that in reality are idiosyncrasies, and which are due to peculiarities of the ideal and emotional centers.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • There are certain so-called antipathies that in reality are idiosyncrasies, and which are due to peculiarities of the ideal and emotional centers.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • Before I proceed in my history, I will tell you another anecdote of this great performer: one of his antipathies is the Opera, yet the only time I ever saw him was in last Passion-week singing the Romish Stabat mater with the

    The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2 Horace Walpole 1757

  • As a guest I have no "antipathies" and few preferences ....

    The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806

  • Since it is my view that unconscious operation of irrational sympathies and antipathies, including racial, upon jury decisions and hence prosecutorial decisions is real, acknowledged in the decisions of this court, and ineradicable, I cannot honestly say that all I need is more proof.

    The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

  • Significantly, the achievements and failures of the civil rights movement correspond with the desires and antipathies expressed in contemporary African American culture.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • Mr. Gingrich traced the roots of these supposed antipathies to the 1880s, an observation that he repeatedly tendered "as an historian."

    Professor Cornpone 2011

  • He's talking about the antipathies that exist between the two codes of rugby.

    Gareth Thomas: the interview Emma John 2010

  • Political antipathies seldom surfaced but there was always pride at stake.

    Irish break the bank at Cheltenham as joy overrides economic fears | Paul Hayward 2011

  • Her antipathies toward India here reflect the peculiar nature of Bangladeshi politics: Ms. Zia's family is the political archrival of the family of Sheikh Hasina, whose father Sheikh Mujib ur Rahman founded the Bangladeshi state in 1971 with Indian assistance and whose Awami League party has historically been friendlier with India.

    Bangladesh's War on Terror Ashok K. Mehta 2011

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