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detest
[ dih-test ]
/ dɪˈtɛst /
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verb (used with object)
to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
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Origin of detest
synonym study for detest
See hate.
OTHER WORDS FROM detest
de·test·er, nounun·de·test·ed, adjectiveun·de·test·ing, adjectiveWords nearby detest
deterministic, deterred, deterrence, deterrent, detersive, detest, detestable, detestation, dethatch, dethrone, detick
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British Dictionary definitions for detest
detest
/ (dɪˈtɛst) /
verb
(tr) to dislike intensely; loathe
Derived forms of detest
detester, nounWord Origin for detest
C16: from Latin dētestārī to curse (while invoking a god as witness), from de- + testārī to bear witness, from testis a witness
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