detest
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de·test
(dĭ-tĕst') 
tr.v., -test·ed, -test·ing, -tests.
To dislike intensely; abhor.
tr.v., -test·ed, -test·ing, -tests.
To dislike intensely; abhor.
[French détester, from Latin dētestārī, to curse : dē-, de- + testārī, to invoke (from testis, witness).]
detester de·test'er n.Roget's Thesaurus:
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detest
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detest
v
Definition: hate; feel disgust towards
Antonyms: adore, cherish, like, love, prize, respect
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detest
IN BRIEF: To dislike or hate with intensity.
Monsieur l'abbé, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.
— Voltaire.
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categories related to 'detest'
- Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - detest: (vb) dislike intensely, loathe
- Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - detest: (vb) dislike intensely
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Detest
Nederlands (Dutch)
walgen van, haten
Français (French)
v. tr. - détester
Deutsch (German)
v. - verabscheuen, hassen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απεχθάνομαι, σιχαίνομαι
Italiano (Italian)
detestare, esecrare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - detestar
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - detestar, aborrecer
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
厌恶, 憎恨
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 厭惡, 憎恨
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 역겨워 하다, 지독히 싫어하다
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يكره بشدة, يمقت
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - תיעב, שנא
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