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detestation

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From Middle French détestation.

noun detestations

  1. countable, uncountable Hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence. “… 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. …”
  2. countable, uncountable Something detested. Neckties are a real detestation for them.

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noun hate coupled with disgust

Françaisdétestation

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"detestation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/detestation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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detestation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/detestation

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"detestation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/detestation.

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@misc{detestation_2026,
  title = {detestation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/detestation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}