Meaning of detestation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence.
   countable, uncountable
2. Something detested.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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. …””

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