DESPISEMENT Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word despisement. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DESPISEMENT
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abhorrence | nounn | |||||||
noun • hate coupled with disgust | ||||||||
animosity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility | ||||||||
antipathy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of intense dislike • the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided | ||||||||
aversion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of intense dislike • the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away | ||||||||
contempt | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike • a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous • open disrespect for a person or thing • a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body | ||||||||
detestation | nounn | |||||||
noun • hate coupled with disgust | ||||||||
disdain | ||||||||
noun • lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike • a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient verb • look down on with disdain • reject with contempt | ||||||||
disgust | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • strong feelings of dislike verb • fill with distaste • cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | ||||||||
loathing | nounn | |||||||
noun • hate coupled with disgust | ||||||||
repugnance | nounn | |||||||
noun • intense aversion • the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time | ||||||||
repulsion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the force by which bodies repel one another • intense aversion • the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | ||||||||
scorn | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike • open disrespect for a person or thing verb • look down on with disdain • reject with contempt |