detestation
/ˌdiːtɛˈsteɪʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
1Intense dislike: Wordsworth’s detestation of aristocracy...
- She had not even spoken a word, and yet, Ashley could not help her intense feelings of detestation for her.
- Ironically, the events of 9/11 and their sequel have catalysed, rather than retarded, the hardening of mutual distrust into mutual detestation.
- His personal history is inspiring, as is his intellectual brilliance, knowledge of and detestation of fascism, communism and morally repugnant capitalism.
Synonyms
hatred, loathing, abhorrence, execration, revulsion, abomination, disgust, repugnance, horror, antipathy, odium, aversion, hostility, animosity, enmity, dislike, distaste, disdain, contempt
archaic disrelish
rare repellence, repellency
1.1 [count noun] archaic A detested person or thing: he is the detestation of the neighbourhood...
- They are the detestation of the Trout bottom-angler, constantly nibbling away his bait, and tantalising him with vain hopes of a bite.
- Now a game of chess was the special delight of Miss Broadus; and as it was the detestation of her sister Miss Juliana, the delight was seldom realized.
Origin
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin detestatio(n-), from the verb detestari (see detest).