detestation

[ dee-te-stey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. abhorrence; hatred.

  2. a person or thing detested.

Origin of detestation

1
1375–1425; late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Latin dētestātiōn- (stem of dētestātiō), equivalent to dētestāt(us) (past participle of dētestārī to detest; see -ate1) + -iōn--ion

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How to use detestation in a sentence

  • And another thing to use some open detestations or protestations against them.

    A Christian Directory | Baxter Richard
  • He is quite frank in his likes and dislikes, and always has his reasons for his major idolatries and minor detestations.

    Unicorns | James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for detestation

detestation

/ (ˌdiːtɛsˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. intense hatred; abhorrence

  2. a person or thing that is detested

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