Contempt
Contempt noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: my undying contempt for people who abuse animals
Hatefulness and contempt are semantically related In some cases you can use "Hatefulness" instead a noun "Contempt".
Hatefulness
Hatefulness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: her political commentary seems to be nothing more than an exercise in hatefulness and vicious invective
Contempt and hatefulness are semantically related in bitterness topic. Sometimes you can use "Contempt" instead a noun "Hatefulness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- animosity and contempt
- animosity and hatefulness
- bitterness and contempt
- bitterness and hatefulness
- disdain and contempt
- disdain and hatefulness
- loathing and contempt
- loathing and hatefulness
- abhorrence and contempt
- abhorrence and hatefulness
- abomination and contempt
- abomination and hatefulness
- malice and contempt
- malice and hatefulness
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