detestation
Americannoun
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intense hatred; abhorrence
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a person or thing that is detested
Etymology
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; -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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In my son’s democratic universe, I had hoped they could transcend detestation.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2022
Germany has set aside its traditional detestation for debt to unleash emergency spending, while enabling the rest of the European Union to breach limits on deficits.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2020
"Being black people ourselves, such remarks have invited a sense of loathing and detestation of Gandhi," the Gandhi Must Fall group said in its court application.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2018
Her brand of detestation is the kind that only an ex-bestie can nurse and sustain.
From Salon • Jul. 2, 2017
The Fundamentalists required no new reason to detest robots and robot manufacturers; but a new reason such as the Quinn accusation and the Calvin analysis was sufficient to make such detestation audible.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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