Synonyms of misprision

misprision

noun

1

as in contempt

open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect

his intense misprision for films that rely on CGI instead of live action is well known

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contempt
• disdain
• hatred
• disgust
• malice
• distaste
• hate
• contemptuousness
• hatefulness
• scorn
• despite
• despisement
• hostility
• jealousy
• despitefulness
• resentment
• spite
• malevolence
• abhorrence
• malignity
• lovelessness
• meanness
• malignancy
• revulsion
• maliciousness
• grudge
• repugnance
• abomination
• loathing
• disparagement
• enmity
• odium
• detestation
• repulsion
• antagonism
• depreciation
• animosity
• invidiousness
• condemnation
• virulence
• vindictiveness
• spitefulness
• execration
• abuse
• bitterness
• detraction
• jaundice
• ridicule
• antipathy
• horror
• bile
• diminishment
• pique
• aspersion
• censure
• vituperation
• denunciation
• aversion
• gall
• belittlement
• mockery
• invective
• derision
• spleen
• deprecation
• venom
• rancor
• vitriol
• cattiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• respect
• regard
• admiration
• favor
• esteem
• estimation
• acceptance
• tolerance
• idolatry
• deference
• reverence
• adoration
• worship
• glorification
• love
• adulation
• veneration
• fondness
• affection
• deification
• liking
• fancy
• idolization
• lionization

2

as in negligence

the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action

an elected official charged with misprision and bribery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negligence
• neglect
• failure
• oversight
• default
• nonfeasance
• delinquency
• dereliction
• inadvertence
• carelessness
• inadvertency
• laxity
• heedlessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliance
• discharge
• fulfillment
• fulfilment

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