Detestation
Detestation noun - A very strong dislike.
Usage example: a congenital detestation of injustice, which drove her to become an activist for civil rights
Resentment and detestation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resentment" instead a noun "Detestation".
Resentment
Resentment noun - A lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong.
Detestation and resentment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detestation" instead a noun "Resentment".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hostility and detestation
- hostility and resentment
- animosity and detestation
- animosity and resentment
- bitterness and detestation
- bitterness and resentment
- antagonism and detestation
- antagonism and resentment
- loathing and detestation
- loathing and resentment
- abhorrence and detestation
- abhorrence and resentment
- malice and detestation
- malice and resentment
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