detest

Signification (Anglais)

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

Fréquence

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/dɪˈtɛst/
Étymologie (Anglais)

PIE word *tréyes From Middle French detester (French détester), from Latin dētestor (“to imprecate evil while calling the gods to witness", "denounce", "hate intensely”), from dē- + testor (“to testify, bear witness”), from testis (“a witness”); see test, testify. Doublet of detestate.

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