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I have always had a horror and detestation of poverty.
Taylor Caldwell

Meaning of "detestation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DETESTATION

detestation  [ˌdiːtɛsˈteɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DETESTATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Detestation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DETESTATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of detestation in the English dictionary

The definition of detestation in the dictionary is intense hatred; abhorrence. Other definition of detestation is a person or thing that is detested.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DETESTATION


accreditation
əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən
adaptation
ˌædəpˈteɪʃən
alimentation
ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən
citation
saɪˈteɪʃən
consultation
ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən
documentation
ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən
excitation
ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən
hesitation
ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən
implementation
ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃən
interpretation
ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən
invitation
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən
limitation
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən
meditation
ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən
orientation
ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən
presentation
ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən
rehabilitation
ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən
representation
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
rotation
rəʊˈteɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DETESTATION

determining
determinism
determinist
deterministic
deterrability
deterrable
deterred
deterrence
deterrent
deterrently
deterrer
deterring
detersion
detersive
detest
detestability
detestable
detestableness
detestably
detester

WORDS THAT END LIKE DETESTATION

action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
duration
education
evaluation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of detestation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DETESTATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «detestation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of detestation

Translation of «detestation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DETESTATION

Find out the translation of detestation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of detestation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «detestation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

厌恶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

detestación
570 millions of speakers

English

detestation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नक़रत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المقت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отвращение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

detestation
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জঘন্যতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penindasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verabscheuung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

嫌悪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혐오
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nesu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghê tởm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெறுத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिरस्कार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iğrenme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

odio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wstręt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відраза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

detestare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποστροφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

detestation
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avsky
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avsky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of detestation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DETESTATION»

The term «detestation» is regularly used and occupies the 80.296 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DETESTATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about detestation

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2 QUOTES WITH «DETESTATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word detestation.
1
Taylor Caldwell
I have always had a horror and detestation of poverty.
2
Jane Welsh Carlyle
If I have an antipathy for any class of people, it is for fine ladies. I almost match my Husband's detestation of partridge-shooting gentlemen.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DETESTATION»

Discover the use of detestation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to detestation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Observations on divers passages of Scripture. Placing many ...
out detestation, and extreme detestation ; the other, that, in expressing their detestation of a person, they do not spit upon him, but upon the ground before him. This gives a much stronger idea to this action, than multitudes have apprehended.
Thomas Harmer, Sir John Chardin, 1797
2
Lies, Slander and Obscenity in Medieval English Literature: ...
9 The supplement to the Summa tbeologiae of Thomas Aquinas is more explicit; detestation is the reason's aversive reaction against sin during the process of contrition: “in contritione est duplex dolor: unus rationis, qui est detestatio peccati a ...
Edwin D. Craun, 2005
3
The Dublin Review
Attrition, (an imperfect grief of mind and detestation of past sin), is said to be commonly conceived either from one 'or other of two things specified; our author identifies it with the latter of these two things. The Council protests against 'the ...
4
Observations on Divers Passages of Scripture by Means of ...
out detestation, and extreme detestation; 'sithe other, that, in expressmg their detestation of a person, they do not spit upon him, but upon the ground hesore him. p This gives a much 'stronger idea to this action, than multitudes have ...
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The Dublin Review
Attrition, (an imperfect grief of mind and detestation of past sin), is said to be commonly conceived either from one or other of two things specified ; our author identifies it with the latter of these two things. The Council protests against the ...
Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, 1840
6
Theoretical Approaches to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(Let us assume here that the detestation toward their fiances would sometimes take the form of obsessions experienced by these patients, thus making some of these cases instances of OCD.) This account, that presents the experienced ...
Ian Jakes, 2006
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Forty sermons: whereof twenty one are now first publish'd, ...
of Gods detestation and abhorrence of Sin, what ever he should think fit for vindication of his laws and his autority, his righteousness and holiness j and upon condition that he would receive to favor and to blessedness thole that sincerely ...
Richard Allestree, 1684
8
Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan: Philosophical and ...
The sufferings of Christ, then, are the expression of God's detestation of sin. They are also the expression of Christ's own detestation of sin. Contrition is, as you know, a matter of the detestation of sin, sorrow for sin, and purpose of amendment.
Bernard J. F. Lonergan, Robert C. Croken, Frederick E. Crowe, 1996
9
Angels, Demons & Gods of the New Millenium
names and their lives, and I save my father from them. Get back, you crocodile of the West, who lives on the Unwearying Stars! Detestation of you is in my belly, for I have absorbed the power of Osiris, and I am Seth. Get back, you crocodile of ...
Lon Milo Duquette, 1997
10
The Roman Antiquities
Having said this, l6he preserved no moderation in his detestation of vice, but, in his passion, ran his sword through her sides; and, having killed his sister, he went to his father : But so averse to vice, and so exalted were the manners, and ...
Dionysius (Halicarnassensis), 1758

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DETESTATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term detestation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Mona Lisa' (1986): Out of the Past | The Young Folks
They look at the other with detestation. However, eventually, they pity one another. Mona Lisa is about happiness, or, at least, the search for a ... «The Young Folks, Jul 15»
2
Herald History: What Peel said about our Waterloo allies
The English are great favourites, the Prussians held in the greatest detestation; if they had entered Paris alone, or if the Crowned Heads had ... «Tamworth Herald, Jul 15»
3
Tony Abbott's gay marriage stance an apology to base for earlier …
Abbott's iron-fisted approach of not even allowing his colleagues a policy debate is about more than his detestation of gay marriage. It is about ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
4
John Krull: An American struggle for the ages
... red-haired and temperamental men linked not just by a moment in history but by a mutual detestation and wariness mingled with disquieting ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
5
Guilty Pleasures
As I sheltered under a downstairs awning I was joined by an excellent neighbour who shares my ache to swashbuckle and my detestation of ... «The Advisor, Jun 15»
6
Good riddance, Confederate flag. Now here's five more toxic …
... ultra-conservative court, it's Scalia, with his gleeful mockery of progressive ideas, his clear detestation of gays, immigrants and women's right, ... «SFGate, Jun 15»
7
Sarasota County considers guardianship monitor
If I were a probate attorney practicing such insidious behavior in the 12th Circuit, I'd expect nothing less than the wrath, detestation, loathing ... «Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Jun 15»
8
If anything, the BBC tilts to the right
... another of bit of pressure” from a Conservative party which has long viewed the BBC with suspicion and in some cases outright detestation. «New Statesman, Jun 15»
9
This isn't the African-American dream
... this country is directly related to the very detestation of equal liberties — social and institutional — for anyone unable to pass for the majority. «AustinTalks, Jun 15»
10
Politics Over International Day Of Yoga: Is It Really 'Undemocratic …
Detestation against yoga in Islamic nations is also not new. A few years ago, a Malaysian Islamic body issued a fatwa against yoga, saying ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jun 15»

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