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Definition of detestation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DETEST definition: 1. to hate someone or something very much: 2. to hate someone or something very much: 3. to hate…. Learn more.
2 senses: 1. intense hatred; abhorrence 2. a person or thing that is detested.... Click for more definitions.
Aug 5, 2018 · detestation. (n.) "extreme dislike, hatred, abhorrence, loathing," early 15c., detestacioun, from Old French detestation (14c.) and directly from Latin detestationem (nominative detestatio) "execration, detestation," noun of action from past-participle stem of detestari "to curse, execrate, abominate, express abhorrence for," literally "denounce with one's testimony," from de "from, down" (see ...
2 meanings: 1. intense hatred; abhorrence 2. a person or thing that is detested.... Click for more definitions.
Synonyms for DETESTATION in English: hatred, disgust, loathing, hostility, dislike, animosity, aversion, revulsion, antipathy, abomination, …
detestation ( countable and uncountable, plural detestations) Hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence. Something detested . Neckties are a real detestation for them. “…. No rogue e’er felt the halter draw, with a good opinion of the law, and perhaps my own detestation of the law arises from my having frequently broken it. …”.
