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Antipathy
a feeling of strong, often active, dislike or opposition towards something or someone.
Aversion
a feeling of intense dislike or an unwillingness to do something.
To have / feel an aversion to
to experience an intense dislike towards something or someone.
Pet aversion
the thing you dislike most of all.
Averse to
opposed to; usually used with "not" (e.g., "not averse to" means you enjoy or don't mind something).
To detest
to hate.
Loathing / to loathe
intense hatred.
Loathsome
highly unpleasant, causing hatred or disgust.
Abhorrence / to abhor
intense disgust.
Abhorrent
inspiring disgust; morally bad.
Scorn (for) / to scorn
a lack of respect for something.
Scornful
showing a lack of respect or feeling of superiority.
Irritation / to irritate
a feeling of being annoyed.
Distress / to distress
a feeling of being extremely upset or worried.
Alarm / to alarm
a feeling of being very worried or frightened.
-ing adjectives (e.g., distressing)
refer to the person or thing that causes a feeling.
-ed adjectives (e.g., distressed)
refer to the person experiencing the feeling.
Offhand (comment / approach)
showing a rude lack of interest in others.
Officious
too eager to tell others what to do.
Ostentatious
displaying wealth or possessions in a vulgar way.
Pompous
too formal and showing that you think you are more important than other people.
Pretentious
trying to appear more serious or important than you actually are.
Puerile
silly and childish.
Sloppy
not taking care in the way you work (informal).
Fickle
changing feelings suddenly without reason.
Nit-picking
too concerned about unimportant details (informal).
To split hairs
to argue about or focus on small, unimportant details.
Obnoxious
unpleasant and rude.
Dejected
unhappy and disappointed.
Forlorn
sad, alone, and not cared for (literary).
Devastated
very shocked and upset.
Distraught
extremely worried, upset, anxious, or stressed out.
Down
unhappy (informal).
Miserable
very unhappy.