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DESPISEMENT Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word despisement. (exact relations)
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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

Alternatives for ABHORRENCE

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