detestation

noun — 2 senses

detestation

noun

Etymology From Middle French détestation.

1

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. …”1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:

2

Something detested.

Neckties are a real detestation for them.

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