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detest

[ dih-test ]

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verb (used with object)

to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
Synonyms: despise, execrate, abominate, loathe, abhor
Antonyms: like, love

detest

/ dɪˈtɛst /

verb

tr to dislike intensely; loathe

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deˈtester, noun

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de·tester noun
unde·tested adjective
unde·testing adjective

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Origin of detest¹

First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French detester, from Latin dētestārī “to call down a curse upon, loathe,” equivalent to dē- de- + testārī “to bear witness”; testate

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Origin of detest¹

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

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