Read the dictionary definition of detestable. All definitions for this word.
1. unequivocally detestable
1. abominable treatment of prisoners
2. detestable vices
3. execrable crimes
4. consequences odious to those you govern
2. offensive to the mind
1. an abhorrent deed
2. the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
3. morally repugnant customs
4. repulsive behavior
5. the most repulsive character in recent novels