Contempt and Loving

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Contempt noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.

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Loving is an antonym for contempt in disdain topic.

Loving adjective - Feeling or showing love.

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Contempt is an antonym for loving.

Nearby Words: love, lover, loved, lovable, lovingly

Loving a Shadow: A non-romantic example, but it's implied this is the reason for Kevin's contempt towards Franklin, who was a Doting Parent towards him, but only a version of Kevin he thought existed.

Source: Film / We Need to Talk About Kevin
This might be something of a subversion though, since his berating of Joker for not "loving the virgin Mary", on the other hand, smacks of a Catholic bias that goes beyond hating everyone equally, and he expresses genuine contempt for communists (remember, Cold War) and "heathens".

Source: Hates Everyone Equally

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