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   detestation

   /ˌdiːtɛˈsteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. intense dislike: "Wordsworth's detestation of aristocracy"
   • ▪ a detested person or thing: "he is the detestation of the neighbourhood"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin detestatio(n-), from the verb detestari (see detest).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDETESTATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the feeling of hating someone or something very much: He looked at her with detestation. She was motivated by her detestation of injustice. See. detest. Fewer examples. He still felt the same horror and detestation of his ancient enemy. She glanced at him with a look of pure detestation. She has a barely controlled detestation of Charles.

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   The meaning of DETESTATION is extreme hatred or dislike : abhorrence, loathing.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDETESTATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DETESTATION meaning: 1. the feeling of hating someone or something very much: 2. the feeling of hating someone or…. Learn more.

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   Definition of detestation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Detestation is a feeling of disgust and loathing, like the detestation everyone in your environmental club feels toward people who litter or waste water. When you truly, fiercely hate something or someone, that's detestation. In other words, you detest that hated thing or person.

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   Detestation definition: abhorrence; hatred.. See examples of DETESTATION used in a sentence.

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   Define detestation. detestation synonyms, detestation pronunciation, detestation translation, English dictionary definition of detestation. n. 1. Strong dislike or hatred; abhorrence. 2. One that is detested. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016...