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detestation noun [ ˌdiːtɛˈsteɪʃ(ə)n ]

• intense dislike.
• "Wordsworth's detestation of aristocracy"
Similar: hatred, loathing, abhorrence, execration, revulsion, abomination, disgust, repugnance, horror, antipathy, odium, aversion, hostility, animosity, enmity, dislike, distaste, disdain, contempt, disrelish, repellence, repellency,
Opposite: love,
Origin: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin detestatio(n- ), from the verb detestari (see detest).


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