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Webster 1913 Edition

(?; 277)

Noun.

[L.

detestatio

: cf. F.

détestation

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

We are heartily agreed in our

detestation

of civil war.

Burke.

Noun.

Extreme hatred; abhorrence; with of. The good man entertains uniformly a detestation of sin.

See also: détestation

detestation ‎(plural detestations)

Hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence.
Something detested.
- 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
  “… 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. …”

hate coupled with disgust

something detested