detestation

Noun

Meaning

The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence; loathing.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

loathing abomination abhorrence execration hostility hatred contempt dislike animosity disgust enmity aversion antipathy revulsion rancor
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Antonyms

amity jones will like type need
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Hypernyms

hate hatred disgust

Phrases with the word

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Examples

The sin that now rises to memory as your bosom sin, let this first of all be withstood and mastered. Oppose it instantly by a detestation of it, by a firm will to conquer it, by reflection, by reason, and by prayer. William Ellery Channing

I have always had a horror and detestation of poverty. Taylor Caldwell

Detestation of the high is the involuntary homage of the low. Charles Dickens

At least once Whitefield had his followers burn the tract “with great Detestation”. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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