Repugnance and Spite

Repugnance

Repugnance noun - A dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness.

Spite and repugnance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spite" instead a noun "Repugnance".

Nearby Words: repugnant, repugnancy

Spite

Spite noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: spread cruel lies out of pure spite

Repugnance and spite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Repugnance" instead a noun "Spite".

Nearby Words: spiteful, spitefully, spiting

How words are described

total total repugnance total spite
sheer sheer repugnance sheer spite
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