detestation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun hate coupled with disgust
    odium; execration; abhorrence; abomination; loathing.

WordNet

Det`es*ta"tion noun
Etymology
L. detestatio: cf. F. détestation.
Definitions
  1. The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence; loathing.
    We are heartily agreed in our detestation of civil war. Burke.

Webster 1913