Dĕt'es-tā'tion or Dē'tes-tā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. detestatio, Fr. détestation, Pr. detestatio, Sp. detestacion, It. detestazione.] The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence; loathing. We are heartily agreed in our detestation of civil war. Burke.