Despise and Want

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Despise verb – To dislike strongly.

Want is an antonym for despise.

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Want verb – To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

Usage example: I want a new car so badly!

Despise is an antonym for want in topics: desire, lack.

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

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help	despise help	want help
character	despise character	want character
life	despise life	want life
man	despise man	want man
Other nouns: people, idea, children, characters, anyone, women.

This means that Evil creatures typically despise or want to get rid of Chaotic Evil creatures.

Source: Character Alignment
Some hunters see this as a righteous cause (as not all magical girls in this setting are good and righteous), but just as many are sadistic cutekillers who despise and want to destroy anything cute (and many magical girls fit this description).

Source: Cape Busters
As many Northmen and Rivermen were murdered, the Freys are surrounded by people who want them dead, and for breaking Sacred Hospitality most of the Seven Kingdoms, even their allies, despise them.

Source: Feuding Families

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