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detest - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
transitive verb To dislike intensely; abhor.
from The Century Dictionary.
To hold worthy of malediction; execrate; hate; dislike intensely: as, to detest crimes or meanness.
Synonyms Abhor, Detest , etc. (see hate ); to execrate, View with horror.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
transitive verb obsolete To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
transitive verb To hate intensely; to abhor; to abominate; to loathe.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
verb transitive To dislike intensely ; to loathe .
verb obsolete To witness against; to denounce ; to condemn .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French détester , from Latin dētestārī , to curse : dē- , de- + testārī , to invoke (from testis , witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Middle French detester , from Latin detestari ("to imprecate evil while calling the gods to witness", "denounce", "hate intensely"), from de- + testari ("to testify, bear witness"), from testis ("a witness"); see test , testify .
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Examples
You know I am only six miles away -- little more than half an hour's drive, and though I hate Bartram, and detest Silas -- Yes, I _detest
Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 1843
But what I detest is the attitude you display in your responses … …. patronising and belittling.
All We Ever Wanted Was Everything « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
I\'d use the word detest , but then I might be accused by apologists like Fred Barnes of harboring an irrational hatred of Bush.
Is it Rational to Hate George Bush? 2007
I’d use the word detest , but then I might be accused by apologists like Fred Barnes of harboring an irrational hatred of Bush.
Is it Rational to Hate George Bush? 2007
By and large, I hate - perhaps I should add "detest " - these Wall Street
Forbes.com: News Bill Singer 2011
To use a phrase I detest just 4 fun - repeat and rinse.
The Guardian World News Graeme Wearden 2011
It's a process members detest , which is why many have wished Rangel would resign, getting them off the hook for having to judge their colleague.
NPR Topics: News 2010
It's a process members detest , which is why many have wished Rangel would resign, getting them off the hook for having to judge their colleague.
NPR Topics: News 2010
It's a process members detest , which is why many have wished Rangel would resign, getting them off the hook for having to judge their colleague.
NPR Topics: News 2010
Assuming you are correct and not just biased in your assumption that people "detest " Hillary, she has no one to blame but herself and her campaign for it.
Obama On Veep Talk: Clintons Are Trying To "Hoodwink" You 2009
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