DETESTATION Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word detestation. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DETESTATION
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abhorrence | nounn | |||||||
noun • hate coupled with disgust | ||||||||
abomination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who is loathsome or disgusting • hate coupled with disgust • an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence | ||||||||
execration | nounn | |||||||
noun • hate coupled with disgust • an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group • the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated | ||||||||
loathing | nounn | |||||||
noun • hate coupled with disgust | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
disgust | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • strong feelings of dislike verb • fill with distaste • cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | ||||||||
hatred | nounn | |||||||
noun • the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action | ||||||||
repugnance | nounn | |||||||
noun • intense aversion • the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time | ||||||||
revulsion | nounn | |||||||
noun • intense aversion | ||||||||
odium | nounn | |||||||
noun • state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior • hate coupled with disgust |