Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the bold word:
I worship him as my ideal.
A. Deify
B. Despise
C. Abuse
D. Neglect

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘worship’ refers to the feeling of love, respect and devotion towards a person, principle or God. For example, the people worship their king as if he were a God.

Complete step by step solution:
Let us decipher each word in the options. We can easily eliminate the words that are synonyms to the word Worship.

Deify: The word ‘Deify’ means to treat someone as if they are considered to be a god. For example, Roma was deified by her parents as a fertility goddess. Option A is a synonym of the word worship, hence it is incorrect.

Despise: The word ‘Despise’ means to hate someone or something and have no respect for them. For example, Tom despises his brother for being dishonest. Despise is the literal opposite of worship, hence, option B is the correct answer.

Abuse: The word ‘Abuse’ means the cruel or unfair treatment towards someone who does not have the power to prevent it. For example, the policeman was charged for his abuse of power towards innocent people. Hence, option C is incorrect.

Neglect: The word ‘Neglect’ refers to the disregard or to fail to not pay proper attention to someone or something. For example, Nicole was put in jail for child neglect, after locking her children alone in the car. Thus, option D is incorrect.

Hence, the option B is the correct answer.

Note: Oftenly students choose ‘Abuse’ as the opposite of ‘Worship’ because of the meaning of cruelty. But, the correct answer is ‘hatred’ which is the opposite of love(Worship).