detestation

[ dee-te-stey-shuh n ]
/ ˌdi tɛˈsteɪ ʃən /
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noun

abhorrence; hatred.
a person or thing detested.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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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

Words nearby detestation

deterrence, deterrent, detersive, detest, detestable, detestation, dethatch, dethrone, detick, detinue, detmold
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Words related to detestation

hatred, abhorrence, revulsion, aversion

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British Dictionary definitions for detestation

detestation
/ (ˌdiːtɛsˈteɪʃən) /

noun

intense hatred; abhorrence
a person or thing that is detested
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