Detestation and Lenity

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Detestation noun - A very strong dislike.

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Lenity is an antonym for detestation.

Nearby Words: detestable, detested, detesting

Lenity noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.

Usage example: a social critic who argues that judicial lenity is chiefly to blame for the increased criminality that plagues us

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Detestation is an antonym for lenity.

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