Idolization and Misprision

Idolization

Idolization noun - Excessive admiration of or devotion to a person.

Misprision is an antonym for idolization.

Misprision

Misprision noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: his intense misprision for comic books and other “trash literature” is well known

Idolization is an antonym for misprision.
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Misprision and Idolization. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/idolization/misprision
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Misprision or Idolization. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/idolization/misprision.
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