inveterate dislike
1inveterate — inveterate, confirmed, chronic, deep seated, deep rooted are comparable when meaning so firmly established or settled that change is almost impossible. Inveterate applies especially to something which has persisted so long and so obstinately that …
2in|vet´er|ate|ness — in|vet|er|ate «ihn VEHT uhr iht», adjective. 1. confirmed in habit, practice, or feeling; habitual: »It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco. These savages are…the inveterate foe of the trappers (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S):… …
3in|vet´er|ate|ly — in|vet|er|ate «ihn VEHT uhr iht», adjective. 1. confirmed in habit, practice, or feeling; habitual: »It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco. These savages are…the inveterate foe of the trappers (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S):… …
4in|vet|er|ate — «ihn VEHT uhr iht», adjective. 1. confirmed in habit, practice, or feeling; habitual: »It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco. These savages are…the inveterate foe of the trappers (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): hardened, chronic …
5grudge — I. v. a. 1. Grant with reluctance, give unwillingly. 2. Envy, begrudge, repine at, see with discontent. II. v. a. 1. Be reluctant, be unwilling. 2. Repine, murmur, grieve, complain. 3. Be envious, feel envy, cherish ill will. III …
6break — vb Break, crack, burst, bust, snap, shatter, shiver are comparable as general terms meaning fundamentally to come apart or cause to come apart. Break basically implies the operation of a stress or strain that will cause a rupture, a fracture, a… …
7Antipathies — Antipathy An*tip a*thy, n.; pl. {Antipathies}. [L. antipathia, Gr. ?; ? against + ? to suffer. Cf. F. antipathie. See {Pathos}.] 1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste. [1913 Webster] Inveterate …
8Antipathy — An*tip a*thy, n.; pl. {Antipathies}. [L. antipathia, Gr. ?; ? against + ? to suffer. Cf. F. antipathie. See {Pathos}.] 1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste. [1913 Webster] Inveterate… …
9United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
10The Story of an African Farm — For the 2004 film of The Story of an African Farm see The Story of an African Farm (film) The Story of an African Farm (published 1883 under the pseudonym Ralph Iron ) was South African author Olive Schreiner s first novel. It was an immediate… …
