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   de·tes·ta·tion

   /ˌdēˌteˈstāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. intense dislike: "Wordsworth's detestation of aristocracy"
   • ▪ a detested person or thing: "he is the detestation of the neighborhood"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin detestatio(n-), from the verb detestari (see detest).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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