antipathetic
/ˌæntɪpəˈθɛtɪk/adjective
antipathetic is an adjective meaning “Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled A-N-T-I-P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C, and it appears about once in every 44 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does antipathetic mean?
adjective
- 1
Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance.
- 2
Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic.
- 3
Causing a feeling of antipathy; repugnant.
- 4
Not easily united by grafting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce antipathetic?
- /ˌæntɪpəˈθɛtɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-antipathetic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of antipathetic
- more antipathetic comparative
- most antipathetic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is antipathetic?
Antipathetic appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Antipathetic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | antipatético , antipático |
| French | antipathique |
| Spanish | antipatético |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does antipathetic come from?
From Latin antipatheticus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).