loathers

Those who abhor

Loathers are people who feel intense disgust or hatred toward something or someone.

The word emphasizes the strength of their aversion—loathers don't merely dislike, they despise: The policy's loathers organized protests across the city.

Count me among the loathers of reply-all emails.

people

haters

Those who loathe

enemies · adversaries · despisers · scorners · condemners · denouncers · vilifiers · maligners · defamers · disparagers

emotion

hatred

Intense hostile aversion

detestation · repugnance · antipathy · hostility · enmity · rancor · bitterness · resentment · spite · animosity

attitude

contempt

Disdainful disregard

sneering · mockery · disparagement · condescension · disrespect · disapproval · denigration · belittlement · snobbery · haughtiness

behavior

shunning

Deliberately avoiding someone

rebuffing · ostracism · exclusion · snubbing · cold-shouldering · recoiling · shrinking · flinching · withdrawing · distancing

Opposites
emotional attitude toward something/someone

loatherslovers

Romantic partners

admirers · adorers · devotees · worshippers · fans

Family

loathe, loathed, loathes

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