Negative emotions

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Antipathy

a feeling of strong, often active, dislike or opposition towards something or someone.

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Aversion

a feeling of intense dislike or an unwillingness to do something.

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To have / feel an aversion to

to experience an intense dislike towards something or someone.

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Pet aversion

the thing you dislike most of all.

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Averse to

opposed to; usually used with "not" (e.g., "not averse to" means you enjoy or don't mind something).

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To detest

to hate.

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Loathing / to loathe

intense hatred.

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Loathsome

highly unpleasant, causing hatred or disgust.

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Abhorrence / to abhor

intense disgust.

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Abhorrent

inspiring disgust; morally bad.

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Scorn (for) / to scorn

a lack of respect for something.

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Scornful

showing a lack of respect or feeling of superiority.

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Irritation / to irritate

a feeling of being annoyed.

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Distress / to distress

a feeling of being extremely upset or worried.

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Alarm / to alarm

a feeling of being very worried or frightened.

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-ing adjectives (e.g., distressing)

refer to the person or thing that causes a feeling.

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-ed adjectives (e.g., distressed)

refer to the person experiencing the feeling.

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Offhand (comment / approach)

showing a rude lack of interest in others.

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Officious

too eager to tell others what to do.

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Ostentatious

displaying wealth or possessions in a vulgar way.

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Pompous

too formal and showing that you think you are more important than other people.

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Pretentious

trying to appear more serious or important than you actually are.

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Puerile

silly and childish.

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Sloppy

not taking care in the way you work (informal).

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Fickle

changing feelings suddenly without reason.

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Nit-picking

too concerned about unimportant details (informal).

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To split hairs

to argue about or focus on small, unimportant details.

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Obnoxious

unpleasant and rude.

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Dejected

unhappy and disappointed.

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Forlorn

sad, alone, and not cared for (literary).

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Devastated

very shocked and upset.

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Distraught

extremely worried, upset, anxious, or stressed out.

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Down

unhappy (informal).

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Miserable

very unhappy.