Detestation and Joy

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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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Joy is an antonym for detestation.

Nearby Words: detestable, detested, detesting

Joy noun - A feeling or state of well-being and contentment.

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Detestation is an antonym for joy.

Nearby Words: joyful, joyous, joyless, joyfully, joyously

pure detestation

pure joy

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