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Disrepute vs Loathing - What's the difference?

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Disrepute is a related term of loathing.


As nouns the difference between disrepute and loathing

is that disrepute is loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit while loathing is sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.

As verbs the difference between disrepute and loathing

is that disrepute is to bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor while loathing is .

disrepute

English

Noun

(-)
  • Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit.
  • *
    • Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell into general disrepute .

    Verb

    (disreput)
  • To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor.

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    loathing

    English

    Noun

  • Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.
    • The man's loathing of his former friend was palpable; you could feel how much he now hated him.

    Verb

    (head)