detestation
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tɛˈsteɪ
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| —n | |
| 1. | intense hatred; abhorrence |
| 2. | a person or thing that is detested |
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detestation
mid-15c., from Fr. détestation (14c.), from L. detestationem (nom. detestatio), from detestatus, pp. of detestari (see detest).
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Example sentences
He was clear about his detestation of symbols and allegories.
Thirdly, that they are never set forth as the objects of ridicule, but detestation.
She felt almost overwhelmed by detestation of the interloper.
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