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  • 61contemptible — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. despicable, base, worthless, degenerate; see mean 1 , wicked 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. despicable, shameful, low, detestable, wretched, abhorrent, wicked, mean, loathsome, disgusting, ignominious, shabby,… …

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  • 62loathsome — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. obnoxious, deplorable, disgusting; see offensive 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. abhorrent, disgusting, revolting, despicable, detestable, contemptible, distasteful, abominable, hateful, repugnant, deplorable. ANT …

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  • 63offensive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerned with an attack] Syn. assaulting, attacking, invading; see aggressive 2 . 2. [Revolting] Syn. obnoxious, odious, opprobrious, disagreeable, displeasing, abhorrent, reprehensible, detestable, repulsive, repugnant …

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  • 64Dislike — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dislike >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dislike dislike distaste disrelish disinclination displacency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 reluctance reluctance Sgm: N 2 backwardness backwardness &c.(unwillingness) 603 …

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  • 65Hate — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hate >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hate hate hatred vials of hate GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 disaffection disaffection disfavor Sgm: N 2 alienation alienation estrangement coolness Sgm …

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  • 66abhorrence — (n.) 1650s; see ABHORRENT (Cf. abhorrent) + ENCE (Cf. ence) …

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  • 67hateful — a. 1. Malignant, malevolent, malign. 2. Abominable, detestable, execrable, odious, abhorrent, horrid, shocking, damnable, accursed. 3. Loathsome, disgusting, nauseous, offensive, foul, repulsive, obnoxious, revolting, vile, abhorrent, repugnant …

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  • 68horrible — adjective 1) a horrible murder Syn: dreadful, awful, terrible, shocking, appalling, horrifying, horrific, horrendous, horrid, hideous, grisly, ghastly, gruesome, gory, harrowing, heinous, vile …

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  • 69antipathetic — antipathetic, unsympathetic, averse are often used as if they were synonyms. They are, however, not interchangeable if employed in accord with careful usage. Strictly, antipathetic is applied to things or to persons objectively considered that… …

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  • 70ANTISEMITISM — ANTISEMITISM, a term coined in 1879, from the Greek ἁντί = anti, and Σημ = Semite by the German agitator wilhelm marr to designate the then current anti Jewish campaigns in Europe. Antisemitism soon came into general use as a term denoting all… …

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