DETESTATION Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word detestation. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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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 | ||||||
