detest

Significat (anglès)

1. To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
2. (obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.

Sinònims

hate

😡

loathe

abhor

dislike

abominate

despise

execrate

disgust

be disgusted

disdain

reject

feel disgust

etc

disgusted

laugh

😆

loath

disapprove

oneself

contemn

resent

resentment

revile

scorn

shrink

shun

be prejudiced against

be jealous

be envious

shrink from

avoid

feel disgusted at

recoil from

dislike intensely

have a bias against

be revolted at

envy

Amb guionet com

de‧test

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/dɪˈtɛst/

Etimologia (anglès)

PIE word
*tréyes
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.