detest
Significado (Inglês)
- (transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
- (obsolete, transitive) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
Conceitos
Sinônimos
be disgusted
feel disgust
be prejudiced against
be jealous
be envious
shrink from
feel disgusted at
recoil from
dislike intensely
have a bias against
be revolted at
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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/dɪˈtɛst/
Etimologia (Inglês)
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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