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”
Loathing and despisement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Loathing" instead a noun "Despisement".
Loathing
Loathing noun - A dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness.
Despisement and loathing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despisement" instead a noun "Loathing".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hostility and despisement
- hostility and loathing
- animosity and despisement
- animosity and loathing
- disdain and despisement
- disdain and loathing
- scorn and despisement
- scorn and loathing
- contempt and despisement
- contempt and loathing
- abhorrence and despisement
- abhorrence and loathing
- abomination and despisement
- abomination and loathing
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Loathing and Despisement. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/despisement/loathing
Despisement & Loathing. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/despisement/loathing>.
Loathing or Despisement. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/despisement/loathing.
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