Detestation
Detestation noun - A very strong dislike.
Usage example: a congenital detestation of injustice, which drove her to become an activist for civil rights
Spite and detestation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spite" instead a noun "Detestation".
Spite
Spite noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Detestation and spite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detestation" instead a noun "Spite".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- resentment and detestation
- resentment and spite
- hostility and detestation
- hostility and spite
- animosity and detestation
- animosity and spite
- bitterness and detestation
- bitterness and spite
- antagonism and detestation
- antagonism and spite
- loathing and detestation
- loathing and spite
- abhorrence and detestation
- abhorrence and spite
How words are described
| pure | pure detestation | pure spite |
Both words in one sentence
- Dirty Business: Hamilton despises having to take on the role of a child slave trader, but goes through with it anyway in spite of his detestation of the institution, due to the seriousness of the situation that caused the mission in the first place.
Source: Literature / Caliphate
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