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Christanford Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Antipathy/ animosity
Hi,
If I change
"There's always been a certain amount of antipathy between the two doctors."
to
"There's always been a certain amount of animosity between the two doctors.",
Does the meaning change?
Are 'anitpathy' and 'animosity' words in common usage? Where would I find them most often?
Thanks in advance
If I change
"There's always been a certain amount of antipathy between the two doctors."
to
"There's always been a certain amount of animosity between the two doctors.",
Does the meaning change?
Are 'anitpathy' and 'animosity' words in common usage? Where would I find them most often?
Thanks in advance
Top answer
The two words are common among the educated, and can be found in just such texts as you quote. The two words border on the synonymous, but antipathy indicates that they have feelings of hate toward each other, while animosity tells us that their antipathy is (usually loudly) expressed .
- The two words are common among the educated, and can be found in just such texts as you quote.
- The two words border on the synonymous, but antipathy indicates that they have feelings of hate toward each other, while animosity tells us that their antipathy is (usually loudly) expressed .
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The two words are common among the educated, and can be found in just such texts as you quote. The two words border on the synonymous, but antipathy indicates that they have feelings of hate toward each other, while animosity tells us that their antipathy is (usually loudly) expressed.
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