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Despicable
Negative Emotion
Despicable invokes strong disapproval and often refers to actions that are morally wrong.

Stealing from charity is despicable.
Strength of Dislike
Use 'despicable' when feeling a powerful sense of hate or disgust, not just mild dislike.

Lying to her was a despicable thing to do.
Intensifying Collocations
'Despicable' is intensified when paired with words like 'utterly' or 'truly' to express extreme contempt.

His actions were truly despicable.
Compare with
AbhorrentContemptibleDisgustLoathsomeOdiousReprehensibleRepugnantVile
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