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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Detestation

· Det·es·ta·tion · IPA
01 n. The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence; loathing.
  1. 1.
    The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence; loathing.
    “We are heartily agreed in our detestation of civil war.” Burke.