Learn English – Word for people who are not on good terms with someone

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They won't be called one's 'enemies' because they are not actively opposed or hostile to one. They won't be one's adversaries, opponents or rivals either since there is no contest, conflict or dispute between. But they are people who are not on good terms with someone for any reason. For example, religious intolerance or feelings of general dislike due to differences of social class or standard of living, language, lifestyle etc.

There is a specific word in our native language to match the description that I have given above and I am interested to know if there is an English equivalent of it.

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Incompatible, hostile, aversion and at odds.

Mutual loathing, mutual aversion. Having a mutually averse relationship.

Having hostile aversion towards each other.

Being mutually antipathetic. Antipathetic towards each other: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/antipathetic

an·tip·a·thet·ic (n-tp-thtk) also an·tip·a·thet·i·cal (--kl)

adj.
  1. Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance: antipathetic to new ideas.
  2. Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic: antipathetic factions within the party.

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

Causing a feeling of antipathy; repugnant:
  1. antipathetic - (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
  2. antipathetic - characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party"

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