detests
verb (used with object)
to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to dislike intensely; loathe | |
| [C16: from Latin dētestārī to curse (while invoking a god as witness), from | |
| de'tester | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
detest
early 15c., from M.Fr. detester, from L. detestari "express abhorrence for," lit. "denounce with one's testimony," from de- "from, down" + testari "be a witness," from testis "witness" (see testament). Originally also trans., "to curse, to call God to witness and abhor."
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