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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be antagonistic toward something; hate |
| Synonyms: | abhor, abominate, antipathize, avoid, be allergic to, be averse to, be turned off to, bear malice toward, condemn, contemn, deplore, despise, detest, disapprove, disesteem, disfavor, disrelish, eschew, execrate, grossed out on, have hard feelings, have no stomach for, have no taste for, loathe, look down on, lose interest in, make faces at, mind, not appreciate, not care for, not endure, not feel like, not take kindly to, object to, regret, resent, scorn, shudder at, shun |
| Antonyms: | approve, like, love |
| Main Entry: | aversion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dislike; opposition |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, abomination, allergy, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, detestation, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, disliking, displeasure, dissatisfaction, distaste, dread, hate, hatred, having no use for, horror, hostility, indisposition, loathing, odium, reluctance, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, unwillingness |
| Notes: | aversion is something that originates from within, whereas adversity is something that originates from without; adverse is usually applied to situations while averse is used to describe a person's attitude |
| Antonyms: | affection, attachment, care, fondness, kindness, like, liking, love, sympathy |
| Main Entry: | disinclination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unwillingness to do or believe something |
| Synonyms: | alienation, antipathy, aversion, demur, disfavor, dislike, disliking, displeasure, disrelish, dissatisfaction, distaste, hatred, hesitance, indisposition, lack of desire, lack of enthusiasm, loathness, objection, opposition, reluctance, repugnance, resistance |
| Antonyms: | bent, desire, enthusiasm, incentive, inclination, leaning, willingness |
| Main Entry: | displeasure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unhappiness, anger |
| Synonyms: | annoyance, aversion, disapprobation, disapproval, discontentment, disfavor, disgruntlement, disinclination, dislike, disliking, disrelish, dissatisfaction, distaste, incensement, indignation, indisposition, irritation, offense, pique, resentment, umbrage, vexation, wrath |
| Antonyms: | calm, composure, delight, happiness, pleasure, satisfaction |
| Main Entry: | dissatisfaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discontent, unhappiness |
| Synonyms: | annoyance, anxiety, aversion, boredom, chagrin, complaint, desolation, disapproval, discomfort, discouragement, disfavor, disgruntlement, disinclination, dislike, disliking, dismay, displeasure, disquiet, disrelish, distaste, distress, ennui, envy, exasperation, fretfulness, frustration, heartburn, hopelessness, indisposition, irritation, jealousy, lamentation, malcontent, malcontentment, oppression, querulousness, regret, resentment, trouble, uneasiness, weariness, worry |
| Antonyms: | contentment, happiness, pleasure, satisfaction |
| Main Entry: | disrelish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dislike |
| Synonyms: | aversion, disgust, disinclination, disliking, distaste, hatred, loathing, mislike |
| Main Entry: | unwillingness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indisposition |
| Synonyms: | alienation, antipathy, averseness, aversion, demur, disfavor, disinclination, dislike, disliking, displeasure, disrelish, dissatisfaction, distaste, hatred, hesitance, lack of desire, lack of enthusiasm, loathness, objection, opposition, reluctance, repugnance, resistance |
| Main Entry: | abominate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detest |
| Synonyms: | abhor, despise, dislike, hate, loathe |
| Main Entry: | disapprove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condemn |
| Synonyms: | blame, censure, chastise, criticize, damn, decry, denounce, deplore, deprecate, detract, disallow, discommend, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, dislike, dismiss, dispraise, expostulate, find fault with, find unacceptable, frown on, look askance at, look down on, nix, object to, oppose, pan, pass on, refuse, reject, remonstrate, reprehend, reprobate, reprove, set aside, slam, spurn, take dim view of, take exception to, turn down, veto, zing |
| Antonyms: | agree, approve, endorse, like, love, sanction |
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