detest
[ dih-test ]
/ dɪˈtɛst /
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verb (used with object)
to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
OTHER WORDS FOR detest
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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, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use detest in a sentence
Take the cases of a young lady who detests carrots, a young gentleman recently converted to vegetarianism out of concern for the planet and an older gentleman with a life-threatening allergy to shellfish.
Miss Manners: Three cases of ‘I can’t eat that’|Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin|February 18, 2021|Washington PostOther systems with similar virtual control lag in response to changes, which drivers also detest.
Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E is an important leap into the future|Dan Carney|February 12, 2021|Popular-ScienceSome are liked by Republicans but positively detested by Democrats.
What Do Americans Think Of Marjorie Taylor Greene? Liz Cheney? Josh Hawley?|Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com)|February 5, 2021|FiveThirtyEightOne of the strangest characters of the 20th century was France’s Monsieur Mangetout, born Michael Lotito, who would eat anything put in front of him except bananas, which he detested.
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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