detest

[ dih-test ]
/ dɪˈtɛst /
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verb (used with object)

to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.

Origin of detest

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

OTHER WORDS FROM detest

de·test·er, noun un·de·test·ed, adjective un·de·test·ing, adjective

Words nearby detest

determiner, determinism, deterrence, deterrent, detersive, detest, detestable, detestation, dethatch, dethrone, detick

Words related to detested

despise, abhor, loathe, repudiate, abominate, reject, execrate

British Dictionary definitions for detested

detest
/ (dɪˈtɛst) /

verb

(tr) to dislike intensely; loathe

Derived forms of detest

detester, noun

Word Origin for detest

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