Definitions
- Referring to a strong dislike or hatred towards someone or something. - Describing a feeling of disgust or aversion towards someone or something. - Talking about a deep-seated and long-lasting negative emotion towards someone or something.
- Referring to a strong feeling of contempt or disgust towards someone or something. - Describing a deep-seated and long-lasting negative emotion towards someone or something. - Talking about a feeling of intense dislike or hatred towards someone or something.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words express a strong negative emotion towards someone or something.
- 2Both words can be used to describe a deep-seated and long-lasting negative emotion.
- 3Both words can be used as verbs or adjectives.
- 4Both words are associated with a strong feeling of dislike or hatred.
What is the difference?
- 1Intensity: Despise is stronger and more intense than detest.
- 2Usage: Detest is less common than despise in everyday language.
- 3Connotation: Despise has a more negative connotation than detest.
- 4Scope: Detest can be used to describe a specific action or behavior, while despise is often used to describe a person or group of people.
- 5Formality: Despise is more formal than detest.
Remember this!
Detest and despise are synonyms that both express a strong negative emotion towards someone or something. However, despise is stronger and more intense than detest, and it has a more negative connotation. While detest can be used to describe a specific action or behavior, despise is often used to describe a person or group of people. Additionally, despise is more formal than detest.
