Execration
Execration noun - A very strong dislike.
Usage example: a cowardly betrayal that earned him the execration of all who had remained loyal to the cause
Scorn and execration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scorn" instead a noun "Execration".
Scorn
Scorn noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: has nothing but scorn for newfangled ideas of any kind
Execration and scorn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Execration" instead a noun "Scorn".
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