detestation
noun 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
own, real
DETESTATION + NOUN
law
ADV.
perhaps
Definitions
noun
1
Hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence.
2
Something detested.
Neckties are a real detestation for them.
“… 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. …”
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noun — hate coupled with disgust
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Neckties are a real detestation for them.
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“… 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. …”
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