English Dictionary: Detestation | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Detestation \Det`es*ta"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. detestatio: cf. F. d[82]testation.] The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence; loathing. We are heartily agreed in our detestation of civil war. --Burke. |