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detestation(dictionary)

detestation (iou)



detestation noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French detestation from Latin detestatio(n-), from detestat- pa. ppl stem of detestari DETEST: see -ATION.]
Public or formal execration (of). LME-L17.
Intense dislike or hatred; abhorrence. LME.
A detested person or thing. E18.