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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aversion; repulsion |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, detestation, dislike, distaste, hatefulness, hatred, loathing, nausea, nauseation, nauseousness, objection, repugnance, revolt, revulsion, satiation, satiety, sickness, surfeit |
| Antonyms: | admiration, appeal, desire, esteem, fondness, like, liking, loving, respect, reverence |
| Main Entry: | boredom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disinterest; weariness |
| Synonyms: | apathy, detachment, disgust, distaste, doldrums, dullness, ennui, fatigue, flatness, incuriosity, indifference, irksomeness, jadedness, lack of interest, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, monotony, pococurantism, sameness, taedium vitae, tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness, unconcern, world-weariness, yawn |
| Antonyms: | excitement, interest, pleasure |
| Main Entry: | dislike |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | antagonism, hatred toward something |
| Synonyms: | animosity, animus, antipathy, aversion, deprecation, detestation, disapprobation, disapproval, disesteem, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, displeasure, dissatisfaction, distaste, enmity, hostility, indisposition, loathing, objection, offense, opposition, prejudice, repugnance |
| Antonyms: | approval, like, liking, love |
| Main Entry: | distaste |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dislike, hate |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, antipathy, aversion, detestation, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, displeasure, disrelish, dissatisfaction, hatred, horror, hostility, indisposition, loathing, repugnance, repulsion, revolt, revulsion |
| Antonyms: | desire, like, love, loving |
| Main Entry: | hate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme dislike |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, abomination, anathema, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, black beast, bother, bugbear, bête noire, detestation, disgust, enmity, execration, frost*, grievance, gripe, hatred, horror, hostility, ill will, irritant, loathing, malevolence, malignity, mislike, nasty look, no love lost, nuisance, objection, odium, pain, rancor, rankling, repugnance, repulsion, resentment, revenge, revulsion, scorn, spite, trouble, venom |
| Notes: | hate means to 'dislike intensely, loathe' and despise means 'look down on contemptuously' |
| Antonyms: | liking, love, loving |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hatred |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severe dislike |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, abomination, acrimony, alienation, allergy to, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, coldness, contempt, detestation, disapproval, disfavor, disgust, displeasure, distaste, enmity, envy, execration, grudge, hard feelings, hate, horror, hostility, ignominy, ill will, invidiousness, loathing, malevolence, malice, malignance, militancy, no use for, odium, pique, prejudice, rancor, repugnance, repulsion, revenge, revulsion, scorn, spite, spleen, venom |
| Antonyms: | like, liking, love, loving |
| Main Entry: | horror |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fear, revulsion |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, abomination, alarm, antipathy, apprehension, aversion, awe, chiller, consternation, detestation, disgust, dislike, dismay, dread, fright, hate, hatred, loathing, monstrosity, panic, repugnance, terror, trepidation |
| Notes: | terror is stronger than horror, though it usually lasts for a shorter time |
| Antonyms: | beauty, delight, miracle, pleasure, wonder |
| Main Entry: | loathing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abhorrence |
| Synonyms: | contempt, detestation, disgust, dislike, enmity, hatred, repugnance, revulsion |
| Main Entry: | nausea |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sickness in stomach; revulsion |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, aversion, biliousness, disgust, hatred, loathing, offense, qualm, qualms, queasiness, regurgitation, rejection, repugnance, retching, squeamishness, vomiting |
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