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”
Hostility and despisement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hostility" instead a noun "Despisement".
Hostility
Hostility noun - A deep-seated ill will.
Despisement and hostility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despisement" instead a noun "Hostility".
Nearby Word: hostile
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- animosity and despisement
- animosity and hostility
- bitterness and despisement
- bitterness and hostility
- antagonism and despisement
- antagonism and hostility
- loathing and despisement
- loathing and hostility
- abhorrence and despisement
- abhorrence and hostility
- malice and despisement
- malice and hostility
- spite and despisement
- spite and hostility
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Hostility and Despisement. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/despisement/hostility
Despisement & Hostility. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/despisement/hostility>.
Hostility or Despisement. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/despisement/hostility.
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