Esteem and Horror

Opposite meaning words

Esteem noun - A feeling of great approval and liking.

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Horror is an antonym for esteem.

Nearby Words: esteemed, esteeming

Horror noun - The quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay.

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Esteem is an antonym for horror in topics: pleasure, fear, happy.

Nearby Words: horrible, horrid, horrify

pure	pure esteem	pure horror
particular	particular esteem	particular horror
genuine	genuine esteem	genuine horror
great	great esteem	great horror
Other adjectives: little, greater, greatest.

He was fascinated by William Castle's cheap horror productions, which were held in even lower esteem, and was curious to see if he could make a movie of that kind and raise it out of its ghetto.

Source: Out of the Ghetto
That's not even getting into his incredibly low self-esteem and the Fridge Horror of his characterization.

Source: Break The Cutie / Fan Works
Both Lovecraft and his later readers hold the highest esteem for The Colour Out of Space, considered to be the quintessential Cosmic Horror Story.

Source: Magnum Opus Dissonance

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