detest

de·test

 (dĭ-tĕst′)

tr.v. de·test·ed, de·test·ing, de·tests

To dislike intensely; abhor.

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[French détester, from Latin dētestārī, to curse : dē-, de- + testārī, to invoke (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]

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de·test′er n.

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detest

(dɪˈtɛst)

vb

(tr) to dislike intensely; loathe

[C16: from Latin dētestārī to curse (while invoking a god as witness), from de- + testārī to bear witness, from testis a witness]

deˈtester n

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de•test

(dɪˈtɛst)

v.t.

to feel abhorrence of; hate.

[1525–35; < Middle French detester < Latin dētestārī to call down a curse upon, loathe =dē- de- + testārī to bear witness; see testate]

de•test′er, n.

syn: See hate.

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detest

Past participle: detested
Gerund: detesting

Imperative

detest

detest

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

detest - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" hate abhor, abominate, execrate, loathe - find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" 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"

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detest

verb hate, loathe, despise, abhor, be hostile to, recoil from, be repelled by, have an aversion to, abominate, dislike intensely, execrate, feel aversion towards, feel disgust towards, feel hostility towards, feel repugnance towards My mother detested my ex-husband.
love, relish, adore, cherish, dote on, dig (slang)

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detest

verb

To regard with extreme dislike and hostility:

abhor, abominate, despise, execrate, hate, loathe.

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Translations

يَكْرَهُ بِشِدَّه

hnusitnenávidětošklivitošklivit si

afsky

verabscheuen

απεχθάνομαι

aborrecerdetestar

inhota

détesterexécrermépriserabhorrerabominer

fyrirlíta

detestareodiareodioabominareabominio

šlykštus

ienīst

verafschuwen

ненавидеть

mrziti

nefret etmek

痛恨

detest

[dɪˈtest] VT → detestar, aborrecer
to detest doing sth → detestar or odiar hacer algo

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detest

[dɪˈtɛst] vt (= loathe) → détester, avoir horreur de

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detest

vt → verabscheuen, hassen; I detest having to get up early → ich hasse es, früh aufstehen zu müssen

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detest

[dɪˈtɛst] vt → detestare

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detest

(diˈtest) verb

to hate intensely. I detest cruelty. verafsku يَكْرَهُ بِشِدَّه мразя detestar nenávidět, ošklivit si verabscheuen afsky απεχθάνομαιdetestar, odiar jälestama متنفر بودن از؛ بیزار بودن vihata détester לְתָעֵב घृणा करना mrziti megvet membenci fyrirlíta detestare ひどく嫌う 혐오하다 neapkęsti ienīst meluat verafschuwenavsky nie cierpieć نفرت كول، بدځينې را تلل detestar a detesta ненавидеть hnusiť sa mrziti prezirati avsky เกลียดมาก nefret etmek 痛恨 ненавидіти, мати відразу شدید نفرت کرنا ghét 痛恨

deˈtestable adjective

extremely hateful. afskuwelik مَكْروه جِدّاً، مَمْقوت отвратителен detestável ohavný, odporný abscheulich afskyelig; modbydelig απεχθήςdetestable, odioso vastik بیزار کننده؛ منزجر کننده vastenmielinen détestable לִשׂנוֹא घृणा के योग्य mrzak utálatos patut dibenci fyrirlitlegur detestabile 憎悪すべき 혐오스러운 šlykštus nīstams; riebīgs menbenci afschuwelijk avskyelig, motbydeligwstrętny بدځينې را تلل detestável de­tes­tabil отвратительный hnusný mrzek mrzak avskyvärd ที่เกลียดชัง iğrenç 可惡的 огидний قابل نفرت đáng ghét 可恶的

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