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detestation

[dee-te-stey-shuh n]
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noun

abhorrence; hatred.
a person or thing detested.

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RELATED WORDS

hatred, abhorrence, revulsion, aversion

Nearby words

  1. deterrence,
  2. deterrent,
  3. detersive,
  4. detest,
  5. detestable,
  6. dethatch,
  7. dethrone,
  8. detick,
  9. detinue,
  10. detmold

Origin of detestation

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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British Dictionary definitions for detestation

detestation

noun

intense hatred; abhorrence
a person or thing that is detested
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Word Origin and History for detestation

detestation

n.

mid-15c., from French détestation (14c.), from Latin detestationem (nominative detestatio) "execration, detestation," from past participle stem of detestari (see detest).

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