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de·test
(dĭ-tĕst′)tr.v. de·test·ed, de·test·ing, de·tests
To dislike intensely; abhor.
[French détester, from Latin dētestārī, to curse : dē-, de- + testārī, to invoke (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]
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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Past participle: detested
Gerund: detesting
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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" |
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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)
love, relish, adore, cherish, dote on, dig (slang)
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Translations
يَكْرَهُ بِشِدَّه
hnusitnenávidětošklivitošklivit si
afsky
inhota
fyrirlíta
šlykštus
ienīst
mrziti
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detest
(diˈtest) verb to hate intensely. I detest cruelty.
deˈtestable adjective extremely hateful.
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