detestation

[ dee-te-stey-shuhn ]

/ ˌdi tɛˈsteɪ ʃən /

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noun

abhorrence; hatred.

a person or thing detested.

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, det. in dup., detinue

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Example sentences from the Web for detestation

Hostility to the non-urban regions includes a detestation of suburbia.
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps his detestation of the Schoolmaster and the Chouette might have something to do with this feeling.
The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6|Eugne Sue
This was done on account of the detestation of the wicked business, as much as on account of his friendship for me.
The Underground Railroad|William Still
His detestation is vivid, illuminating; it brings the hated man before us.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

Protestants are not restrained from injuring each other by the common bond of detestation of the adherents to papacy.
Mountain Meditations|L. Lind-af-Hageby
Who then merit the detestation of the Hellenes more justly than you, you who sought their ruin under the mask of honour?
The History of the Peloponnesian War|Thucydides

British Dictionary definitions for detestation

detestation

/ (ˌdiːtɛsˈteɪʃən) /

noun

intense hatred; abhorrence

a person or thing that is detested

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单词	detestation
释义	detestation [ dee-te-stey-shuhn ] / ˌdi tɛˈsteɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR detestation ON THESAURUS.COM noun abhorrence; hatred. a person or thing detested. 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, det. in dup., detinue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for detestation Hostility to the non-urban regions includes a detestation of suburbia. Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats\|Joel Kotkin\|December 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Perhaps his detestation of the Schoolmaster and the Chouette might have something to do with this feeling. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6\|Eugne Sue This was done on account of the detestation of the wicked business, as much as on account of his friendship for me. The Underground Railroad\|William Still His detestation is vivid, illuminating; it brings the hated man before us. The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)\|Henry Osborn Taylor Protestants are not restrained from injuring each other by the common bond of detestation of the adherents to papacy. Mountain Meditations\|L. Lind-af-Hageby Who then merit the detestation of the Hellenes more justly than you, you who sought their ruin under the mask of honour? The History of the Peloponnesian War\|Thucydides British Dictionary definitions for detestation detestation / (ˌdiːtɛsˈteɪʃən) / noun intense hatred; abhorrence a person or thing that is detested Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to detestation hatred, abhorrence, revulsion, aversion
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detestation

noun

Origin of detestation

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British Dictionary definitions for detestation

noun

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