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How to pronounce “antipathy”

“antipathy” is pronounced /ænˈtɪpəθi/ (an-TI-puh-thee) in American English and /antɪpəθi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tip”.
The sound

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antipathy

/ænˈtɪpəθi/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /antɪpəθi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. anæn
  2. tiptɪstress
  3. atpə
  4. hyθi
IPA (American)
/ænˈtɪpəθi/
IPA (British)
/antɪpəθi/
Respelling
an-TI-puh-thee
Syllables
4 — an-TIP-at-hy
Stress
Stress the second syllable: an-TIP-at-hy. “tip” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ænˈtɪpəθi/

British

/antɪpəθi/

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Meaning

What “antipathy” means

  1. noun

    a feeling of intense dislike

  2. noun

    the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided

    “cats were his greatest antipathy”

Say it in a sentence

“Her antipathy towards cats began with one very bad scratch.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
æshort annttɪshort ippəschwaθth voicelessilong e

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Questions

“antipathy”, answered

How do you pronounce “antipathy”?

“antipathy” is pronounced /ænˈtɪpəθi/ (an-TI-puh-thee) in American English and /antɪpəθi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tip”. Build it as an-TIP-at-hy, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “antipathy” have?

4: an · tip · at · hy. The beat lands on the second, “tip”.

Is “antipathy” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ænˈtɪpəθi/ (an-TI-puh-thee); British English says /antɪpəθi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “antipathy” mean?

As a noun: a feeling of intense dislike For example: “Her antipathy towards cats began with one very bad scratch.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “antipathy”?

Stress the second syllable: an-TIP-at-hy. “tip” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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