DETESTATION


Meaning of DETESTATION in English

ˌdēˌteˈstāshən sometimes də̇ˌ- or _dēˌ- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English detestacion, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French detestation, from Latin detestation-, detestatio, from detestatus (past participle of detestari ) + -ion-, -io -ion

1. obsolete : public or formal denunciation

2. : the act or feeling of detesting : extreme hatred or dislike : abhorrence , loathing

detestation of civil war

3. : an object of hatred or contempt

the detestation of all honest men

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