Animosity
Animosity noun - A deep-seated ill will.
Despisement and animosity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Despisement" instead a noun "Animosity".
Nearby Word: animus
Despisement
Despisement noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: an expression of total despisement for the “unwashed masses”
Animosity and despisement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Animosity" instead a noun "Despisement".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hostility and animosity
- hostility and despisement
- bitterness and animosity
- bitterness and despisement
- antagonism and animosity
- antagonism and despisement
- loathing and animosity
- loathing and despisement
- contempt and animosity
- contempt and despisement
- malice and animosity
- malice and despisement
- spite and animosity
- spite and despisement
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Despisement and Animosity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/animosity/despisement
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