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    detest
    /dɪˈtɛst/

    verb

    • 1. dislike intensely: "she really did detest his mockery"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDETEST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to hate; dislike extremely: She detested traveling in hot weather. (Definition of detest from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of detest. detest. Throughout his career he detested the suffocating complacency so often found in faculty culture. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › detestDetest Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DETEST is to feel intense and often violent antipathy toward : loathe. How to use detest in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Detest.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDETEST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. If you detest someone or something, you dislike them very much. My mother detested him. [VERB noun] Jean detested being photographed. [VERB verb-ing] Synonyms: hate, loathe, despise, abhor More Synonyms of detest. detestation (diːtesteɪʃən ) uncountable noun [oft NOUN of noun] They were united in their detestation of the government.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › detestDetest - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    If you detest something, you dislike it intensely. The word can apply to things and also to people. You might detest your ex-boyfriend and you might also detest rainy Mondays and broccoli. Detest comes from the Middle French word détester, meaning "to curse, to call God to witness and abhor."

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDETEST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to hate someone or something. hate I hate camping. detest I detest any kind of cruelty. loathe "Do you like cabbage?" "No, I loathe it." despise She despised him for the way he treated her. See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. detestation.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdetest verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of detest verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdetest verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    detest (somewhat formal) to hate someone or something very much: They absolutely detest each other. Patterns I hate/dislike/can't stand/can't bear/loathe/detest doing something

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › detestDetest - definition of detest by The Free Dictionary

    Define detest. detest synonyms, detest pronunciation, detest translation, English dictionary definition of detest. tr.v. de·test·ed , de·test·ing , de·tests To dislike intensely; abhor. de·test′er n.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › essential-american-englishDETEST | English meaning - Cambridge Essential American

    to hate someone or something: They used to be friends, but now they absolutely detest each other. (Definition of detest from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of detest. in Chinese (Traditional) 憎恨, 厭惡，討厭… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 憎恨, 厌恶，讨厌… See more. in Spanish. detestar… See more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDETEST - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    A complete guide to the word "DETEST": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.