Detestation and Dread

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Detestation noun - Something or someone that is hated.

Usage example: the family's pickiest eater is quite vehement in expressing his feelings about boiled cabbage, a particular detestation of his

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Dread and detestation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dread" instead a noun "Detestation".

Nearby Words: detestable, detested, detesting

Dread noun - Suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune.

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Detestation and dread are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detestation" instead a noun "Dread".

Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

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