detest
verb (used with object)
to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
detested
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past participleof detest.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof detest.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
detestverb (used with object)to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
Example Sentences
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She detested the East Coast avatars of apocalypse, like Nathanael West, who saw only doom and gloom in sunny L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
A boisterous protest greeted fans arriving at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, with demonstrators waving the pre-revolutionary flag detested by the leaders of the Islamic republic.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Alberto Fujimori was a political outsider who won power in 1990 by sweeping up support among Peru’s poor masses who detested the establishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
A return to the top was a distant dream amid the dramas of two groundshares with Northampton and Birmingham, a detested ownership in Sisu, multiple protests and parliamentary mentions.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
