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Disaffection vs Abhorrence - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between disaffection and abhorrence

is that disaffection is discontent; unrest while abhorrence is extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.

disaffection

English

Noun

  • Discontent; unrest.
    • His disaffection with all Microsoft products, while justified, was alarming.
  • Alienation; loss of loyalty.

    • Usage notes

    * Used with a preposition, such as "with" or "toward".

    abhorrence

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1818 , author=Mary Shelley , title=Frankenstein , chapter=9 , url=http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/s/shelley/mary/s53f/chapter9.html , passage=My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.}}
  • (obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
  • A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.

    • Related terms

    * abhor * abhorred * abhorrency * abhorrent * abhorrently * abhorrer * abhorrible * abhorring

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