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Disapprobation vs Antipathy - What's the difference?

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Disapprobation is a related term of antipathy.


As nouns the difference between disapprobation and antipathy

is that disapprobation is an act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds while antipathy is contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.

disapprobation

English

Noun

  • An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.

    • Antonyms

    * approbation

    Related terms

    * disapproval * disapprove

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    antipathy

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (antipathies)
  • 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. --Washington.
  • 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. --I. Taylor.

    • Usage notes

    * Prepositions: "antipathy" is followed by "to", "against", or "between"; also sometimes by "for".

    Synonyms

    * hatred, aversion, dislike, disgust, distaste, enmity, ill will, repugnance, contrariety, opposition

    Antonyms

    * sympathy

    Related terms

    * antipathetic * antipathetical

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