About The Word Detestation
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Detestation
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What's The Definition Of Detestation?
[n] hate coupled with disgust
Synonyms | Synonyms for Detestation: abhorrence | abomination | execration | loathing | odium Related Terms | Find terms related to Detestation: See Also | disgust | hate | hatred Detestation In Webster's Dictionary \Det`es*ta"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. detestatio: cf. F.
d['e]testation.]
The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence;
loathing.
We are heartily agreed in our detestation of civil war.
--Burke.
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