"detestation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: detestations [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French détestation. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|détestation}} Middle French détestation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} detestation (countable and uncountable, plural detestations)
  1. Hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (hate coupled with disgust): ঘেন্না (ghenna) (Bengali), отвращение (otvraštenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), омраза (omraza) [feminine] (Bulgarian), kammo (Finnish), détestation [feminine] (French), sgreamh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-detestation-en-noun-pZBpaWTd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'hate coupled with disgust': 98 2
  2. Something detested. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (something detested): kammotus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-detestation-en-noun-MdFAg52G Disambiguation of 'something detested': 6 94

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