detest
Can't stomach it
Detest means to feel intense dislike or hatred toward something: I detest having to wake up early, She detested his arrogance.
The word is stronger than dislike but more measured than loathe—it suggests a settled, reasoned aversion rather than visceral disgust.
Detestable describes something worthy of such hatred.
Intensely dislike, with disgust
- despiseHate with contempt
- loatheIntensely dislike
- hateIntense hostile aversion
- abominateHate deeply, viscerally
execrate · revile · scorn · disdain · animosity · enmity · hostility · antipathy
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- nauseateInduce queasiness or revulsion
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
repulsive · revolting · sickening · offensive · odious · repugnant · recoil · shudder
Hostile dismissive feeling
- disdainScornful disregard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- sneerScornful expression
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
disparagement · condescension · belittlement · disrespect · dismiss · sarcasm · contumely · haughtiness
abhor
Intensely dislike, with disgust
abominate · execrate · revile · scorn · disdain · animosity · enmity · hostility · antipathy · aversion
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- nauseateInduce queasiness or revulsion
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
distaste · repulsive · revolting · sickening · offensive · odious · repugnant · recoil · shudder · stomach-turning
scorn
Hostile dismissive feeling
mockery · disparagement · condescension · belittlement · disrespect · dismiss · sarcasm · contumely · haughtiness · superiority
condemn
Declare wrong or guilty
- denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- decryOpenly criticize harshly
deplore · disapprove · criticize · reproach · reprove · rebuke · disparage · deprecate · object · oppose
spurn
Refuse with contempt
avoid · eschew · ostracize · rebuff · snub · cold-shoulder · disown · renounce · forsake · exclude