de·test (d -t st )tr.v. de·test·ed, de·test·ing, de·tests To dislike intensely; abhor. [French détester, from Latin d  test r , to curse : d-, de- + testr, to invoke (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]de·test er n. |
detest
Verb
to dislike intensely [Latin detestari]
detestable adj
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| Verb | 1. | detest - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" contemn, despise, disdain, scorn - look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" dislike - have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman" |
detest
Translations
v detest [diˈtest]
to hate intensely I detest cruelty. verafsku يَكْرَهُ بِشِدَّه мразя nenávidět, ošklivit si afsky verabscheuen απεχθάνομαι detestar, odiar jälestama متنفر بودن از؛ بیزار بودن inhota détester לְתָעֵב घृणा करना mrziti megvet membenci fyrirlíta detestare ひどく嫌う 몹시 싫어하다 neapkęsti ienīst meluat verafschuwen avsky nie cierpieć detestar a detesta ненавидеть hnusiť sa mrziti prezirati avsky เกลียดมาก nefret etmek 痛恨 ненавидіти, мати відразу شدید نفرت کرنا ghét 痛恨
adj deˈtestable
extremely hateful. afskuwelik مَكْروه جِدّاً، مَمْقوت отвратителен ohavný, odporný afskyelig; modbydelig abscheulich απεχθής detestable, odioso vastik بیزار کننده؛ منزجر کننده inhottava détestable לִשׂנוֹא घृणा के योग्य mrzak utálatos patut dibenci fyrirlitlegur detestabile 憎悪すべき 몹시 싫은 šlykštus nīstams; riebīgs menbenci afschuwelijk avskyelig, motbydelig wstrętny detestável detestabil отвратительный hnusný mrzek mrzak avskyvärd ที่เกลียดชัง iğrenç 可惡的 огидний قابل نفرت đáng ghét 可恶的
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