DETESTATION


Meaning of DETESTATION in English

/dee'te stay"sheuhn/ , n.

1. abhorrence; hatred.

2. a person or thing detested.

[ 1375-1425; late ME ( detestation- (s. of detestatio ), equiv. to detestat ( us ) (ptp. of detestari to DETEST; see -ATE 1 ) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .