Definition of detest Detest
/dɪtɛˈst/ - [ditest] - de•test
We found 9 definitions of detest from 6 different sources.
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What does detest mean?
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| detest - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" | ||
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| love have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him" | ||
| dislike have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman" | ||
| abhor, abominate, loathe, execrate 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" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- detest (v. t.)
To witness against; to denounce; to condemn. - detest (v. t.)
To hate intensely; to abhor; to abominate; to loathe; as, we detest what is contemptible or evil.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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detest
To dislike intensely; to feel strong hostility towards. -
detest
To shrink back with shuddering from something.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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detest
de-test′, v.t. to hate intensely.—adj. Detest′able, worthy of being detested: extremely hateful: abominable.—n. Detest′ableness.—adv. Detest′ably.—n. Detestā′tion, extreme hatred. [Fr.,—L. detestāri—de, inten., and testāri, to call to witness, execrate—testis, a witness.]
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🔤- detest, verb, present, 1st person singular of detest (infinitive).
- detest, verb (infinitive).
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