antipathy

/ænˈtɪpəθi/noun
High School
1

Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility; (countable) an instance of this.

2

Natural contrariety or incompatibility between things, as a result of which they negatively affect or oppose each other; (countable) an instance of this.

3

A person or thing that one has a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance towards; an anathema, a bête noire, a bugbear.

4

A person or thing that has a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance towards another person or thing; a hater.

5

The quality of being antipathetic: not easily united by grafting.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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