嫌悪|けんおken'o[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdisgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
   ひどい仕打しうちに彼かれの嫌悪感けんおかんは憎にくしみに変かわった。↗

   Bad treatment fanned his dislike to hate.

• Synonym嫌がるいやがるNeutralA verb for dislike that shows in one's manner, as in 「子供が嫌がる」; it stresses the reluctance displayed in one's attitude rather than the feeling itself.
• Synonym嫌うきらうNeutralThe most widely used verb for disliking something; 「嫌悪」 runs deeper and carries loathing.
• Synonym嫌気いやきNeutralA noun for being sick and tired of something, as in 「嫌気がさす」; the stress is on weariness rather than loathing.
• Synonym反感はんかんNeutralA feeling of antagonism toward someone, as in 「反感を買う」; it stresses pushing back against the other party.
• Synonym憎しみにくしみNeutralA noun for hatred charged with hostility and resentment; 「嫌悪」 is about revulsion and rejection, so the two differ in nature.
• Synonym憎むにくむNeutralA verb for hating someone as beyond forgiveness, as in 「罪を憎んで人を憎まず」; it stresses the unforgivable nature of the object.
• SynonymきらいNeutralMostly used as a suffix, as in 「人嫌い」 and 「食わず嫌い」; it expresses dislike of a whole type of thing.
• Synonym厭ういとうWrittenA written word for being unwilling or balking at something; it can also mean to look after, as in 「体を厭う」.
• Synonym毛嫌いけぎらいNeutralDislike with no real basis, as in 「毛嫌いする」; it stresses a prejudged, instinctive aversion.
• Synonym忌むいむWrittenA written word for shunning something as unlucky or taboo; it stresses avoidance out of taboo rather than plain disgust.
• Related恨むうらむNeutralTo resent or hold a grudge over what someone has done; the stress is on the bitterness left after being hurt.
• Related憎悪ぞうおWrittenA written word for hatred mixed with disgust, as in 「憎悪の念」; it carries more hostility than 「嫌悪」.
• RelatedいやCasualThe colloquial adjectival noun for not wanting something or finding it unpleasant; the most common choice in speech.
• Related嫌忌けんきWrittenA written, little-used word for aversion or distaste.
• Related忌み嫌ういみきらうNeutralTo detest something intensely and keep well away from it; strong in degree and often said of things thought unlucky.
• Related厭悪えんおWrittenA word of formal prose, little used: disgust and hatred.
• Related厭忌えんきWrittenA written, little-used word for dislike or loathing.
• Related嫌厭けんえんWrittenA rare written word almost synonymous with 「嫌悪」: disgust or aversion.
• Related唾棄だきWrittenA written word for scorning and rejecting, as in 「唾棄すべき行為」; it carries strong contempt.
• Related嫌いぎらいNeutralMostly used as a suffix, as in 「人嫌い」 and 「食わず嫌い」; it expresses dislike of a whole type of thing.
• Related忌諱ききWrittenA written word for taboo or something to be shunned, common in 「忌諱に触れる」 (to offend a taboo); about avoidance rather than sheer disgust.
• RelatedむかつきCasualA colloquial word for nausea or feeling sick, also for bottled-up anger; the stress is on the physical reaction.
• Antonym愛好あいこうWrittenA written antonym: fondness or a passion for something; the direct opposite of 「嫌悪」.
• Antonym好感こうかんNeutralAn antonym: a favourable impression or good feeling; the opposite of 「嫌悪」.
• Antonym愛情あいじょうNeutralAn antonym: love and affection; the opposite of 「嫌悪」.

Use 「嫌悪」 for deep-seated disgust or physical revulsion, as in 「自己嫌悪」 and 「嫌悪感」. For everyday dislike say 「嫌い」 or 「嫌う」; for hatred with hostility, 「憎悪」; for dislike with no real reason, 「毛嫌い」. The antonym is 「好感」.

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1. 憎み嫌にくみきらうこと。ある人物じんぶつや物事ものごとや思想しそうなどに対たいし、拒こばんだり消し去けしさったりしたいという意思いしを表あらわすこと。