antipathy

the word 'antipathy' has a clear lineage from ancient greek, formed from the elements 'anti-' (against) and '-pathy' (feeling). the greek 'pathos' conveyed a deep sense of suffering, emotion, or experience, which when prefixed with 'anti-' logically created a term for an opposing or contrary feeling. this construction passed into late latin as 'antipathia' before entering english in the 16th century, where it has consistently denoted a deep-seated aversion or instinctive opposition, preserving the original semantic logic of a feeling set against something.

Structure: anti (against) + pathy (feeling) anti (from greek, meaning 'against, opposite'); pathy (from greek 'pathos', meaning 'suffering, feeling, experience').