Detestation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

hate coupled with disgust

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈaɪvweɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪtˌɛstˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪtˌɛstˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈaɪvweɪ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

execration abhorrence odium abomination loathing

Word Forms

abhorrent	adjective	offensive to the mind
abhor	verb	find repugnant
abominate	verb	find repugnant
detest	verb	dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
execrate	verb	find repugnant
loathe	verb	find repugnant
odious	adjective	unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verabscheuung

Hass gepaart mit Ekel

🇫🇷French

haine

la haine couplée au dégoût

🇪🇸Spanish

detestación

odio junto con disgusto

🇮🇹Italian

detestazione

odio unito al disgusto

🇳🇱Dutch

afschuw

haat gepaard met walging

🇵🇹Portuguese

ódio

ódio junto com nojo

🇷🇺Russian

отвращение

ненависть в сочетании с отвращением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नक़रत

नफरत घृणा के साथ जुड़ी हुई है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘৃণা

ঘৃণার সাথে ঘৃণা

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுப்பு

வெறுப்புடன் சேர்ந்து வெறுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అసహ్యం

ద్వేషం మరియు అసహ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

तिरस्कार

तिरस्कार आणि घृणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

તિરસ્કાર

અણગમો સાથે નફરત

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರ

ದ್ವೇಷ ಮತ್ತು ಅಸಹ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെറുപ്പ്

വെറുപ്പും വെറുപ്പും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਫ਼ਰਤ

ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਨਾਲ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

نفرت

نفرت کے ساتھ نفرت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厌恶

仇恨加上厌恶

🇯🇵Japanese

嫌悪感

嫌悪感と結びついた憎しみ

🇰🇷Korean

아주 싫어함

혐오와 혐오가 결합된 증오

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ghê tởm

ghét đi đôi với ghê tởm

🇹🇭Thai

ความเกลียดชัง

ความเกลียดชังควบคู่กับความรังเกียจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebencian

benci ditambah dengan rasa jijik

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkamuhi

poot na may kasamang pagkasuklam

🇲🇾Malay

kebencian

benci ditambah dengan rasa jijik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكراهية

الكراهية مقرونة بالاشمئزاز

🇮🇷Persian

نفرت

نفرت همراه با انزجار

🇹🇷Turkish

iğrenme

nefretle tiksinti birleşti

🇮🇱Hebrew

תיעוב

שנאה יחד עם גועל נפש

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