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familiarity breeds contempt
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(Definition of familiarity breeds contempt from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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familial adjective
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familiar adjective (EASY TO RECOGNIZE)
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familiar adjective (FRIENDLY)
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familiar noun
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familiar ring idiom
- familiarity breeds contempt idiom
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familiarity noun (FRIENDLINESS)
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familiarity noun (KNOWLEDGE)
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familiarize yourself with sth phrasal verb
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family allowance noun
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family circle noun
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SMART Thesaurus: Feelings of dislike and hatred
Synonyms and related words:
- abhorrence noun
- abomination noun
- anathema noun
- animosity noun
- antagonism noun
- anti-Semitism noun
- disfavour noun
- disgust noun
- dislike noun
- distaste noun
- enmity noun
- hostility noun (UNFRIENDLINESS)
- loathing noun
- misandry noun
- misanthrope noun
- misogynist adjective
- misogynist noun
- repulsion noun (DISLIKE)
- virulence noun
- vitriol noun
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