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de·test  (d-tst)
tr.v. de·test·ed, de·test·ing, de·tests
To dislike intensely; abhor.
[French détester, from Latin dtestr, to curse : d-, de- + testr, to invoke (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]
de·tester n.
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Adj.1.detested - treated with contempt
despised, hated, scorned
unloved - not loved


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