| Main Entry: | deprecation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belittlement |
Synonyms: |
aspersion, denigration, derogation, detraction, disparagement, put-down, ridicule, scorn |
| Main Entry: | detraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misrepresentation; slander |
Synonyms: |
abuse, aspersion, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement, calumny, damage, defamation, denigration, deprecation, derogation, disesteem, disparagement, harm, hit, hurt, injury, injustice, innuendo, insinuation, knock*, libel, libeling, lie, maligning, minimization, muckraking, obloquy, pejorative, revilement, ridicule, running down, scandal, scandalmongering, scurrility, slam, smear campaign, tale, traducement, traducing, vilification, vituperation, wrong |
Antonyms: |
admiration, adulation, flattery, praise |
| Main Entry: | disapproval |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | condemnation |
Synonyms: |
black list, blackball, blame, boo, boycott, brickbat, call down, castigation, catcall, censure, criticism, denunciation, deprecation, disapprobation, discontent, disfavor, dislike, disparagement, displeasure, dissatisfaction, hiss, nix, objection, opprobrium, ostracism, reproach, reproof, slap on wrist, stricture, thumbs down, vitriol, zing |
Antonyms: |
agreement, approval, endorsement, sanction |
| Main Entry: | dislike |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | antagonism, hatred toward something |
Synonyms: |
animosity, animus, antipathy, aversion, deprecation, detestation, disapprobation, disapproval, disesteem, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, displeasure, dissatisfaction, distaste, enmity, hostility, indisposition, loathing, objection, offense, opposition, prejudice, repugnance |
Antonyms: |
approval, like, liking, love |
| Main Entry: | belittlement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | act of belittling |
Synonyms: |
aspersion, denigration, deprecation, derogation, detraction, disparagement, put-down, ridicule, scorn |
| Main Entry: | denigration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belittlement |
Synonyms: |
aspersion, calumniation, calumny, character assassination, defamation, defaming, deprecation, derogation, detraction, disparagement, libel, libeling, put-down, ridicule, scorn, slander, smearing, traducement, traducing, vilification |
| Main Entry: | derogation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belittlement |
Synonyms: |
aspersion, denigration, deprecation, detraction, disparagement, put-down, ridicule, scorn |
| Main Entry: | minimization |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belittlement |
Synonyms: |
bad-mouthing, criticism, denigration, deprecation, depreciation, derogation, detraction, disparagement, smear |
| Main Entry: | mislike |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dislike |
Synonyms: |
animosity, animus, antipathy, aversion, deprecation, detestation, disapprobation, disapproval, disesteem, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, displeasure, disrelish, dissatisfaction, distaste, enmity, hostility, indisposition, loathing, objection, offense, opposition, prejudice, repugnance |
| Concept: | Dislike. |
| Category: | 3. Prospective Affections |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
dislike, distaste, disrelish, disinclination, displacency., reluctance; backwardness (unwillingness)., repugnance, disgust, queasiness, turn, nausea, loathing; averseness, aversation, aversion; abomination, antipathy, abhorrence, horror; mortal antipathy, rooted antipathy, mortal horror, rooted horror; hatred, detestation; hate; animosity; hydrophobia; canine madness; byssa, xenophobia. sickener; gall and wormwood (unsavory); shuddering, cold sweat.
-verbs
mislike misrelish, dislike disrelish; mind, object to; have rather not, not care for; have a dislike for, conceive a dislike to, entertain a dislike for, take a dislike to, have an aversion to; have no taste for, have no stomach for., shun, avoid; eschew; withdraw from, shrink from, recoil from; not be able to bear, not be able to abide, not be able to endure; shrug the shoulders at, shudder at, turn up the nose at, look askance at; make a mouth, make a wry face, make a grimace; make faces., loathe, nauseate, abominate, detest, abhor; hate; take amiss; have enough of (be satiated)., cause dislike, excite dislike; disincline, repel, sicken; make sick, render sick; turn one's stomach, nauseate, wamble, disgust, shock, stink in the nostrils; go against the grain, go against the stomach; stick in the throat; make one's blood run cold (give pain) [more]; pall.
-adjectives
disliking; averse from, loth, adverse; shy of, sick of, out of conceit with; disinclined; heartsick, dogsick; queasy., dislike; uneared for, unpopular; out of favor; repulsive, repugnant, repellant; abhorrent, insufferable, fulsome, nauseous; loathsome, loathful; offensive; disgusting; disagreeable (painful).
-adverbs
usque ad nauseam.
-phrases
non libet.
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Antonyms: |
desire |
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