Apathy vs Antipathy: What's the Difference?
Apathy is a lack of feeling or interest — not caring at all. Antipathy is a strong feeling of dislike or hostility — actively caring in a negative way.
apathy
A lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern about something.
"The town's apathy towards the local park's disrepair surprised everyone."
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antipathy
A strong dislike or aversion towards someone or something.
"The two people felt an immediate antipathy towards each other."
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How to remember
Apathy = no feeling (the 'a-' prefix means 'without'). Antipathy = against feeling (the 'anti-' prefix means 'against'). One is cold indifference; the other is hot dislike.
Test tip
GRE Text Completion questions may test whether a passage describes indifference (apathy) or active hostility (antipathy) — the distinction matters for the correct answer.