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de·tes·ta·tion
\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 > |