Despise
Despise verb - To dislike strongly.
Usage example: I despise anchovies on pizza, and I refuse to eat them!
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- Most aliens despise or hate them as an upstart rogue species that never had a proper upbringing, but even in-universe a few view them as The Woobie.
Source: Woobie Species -
And you can't help but not like them as they are too likeable to hate or despise.
Source: Anti-Hero -
Nothing Personal: Unusually for a human X-Men villain, Moreau does not irrationally hate or despise mutants; indeed, he feels sorry for them, as Genoshan law severely restricts their lives.
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