detest
Use Detest in a sentence
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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Detest
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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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Example sentences
Whether they admire or detest the play, theatergoers cannot see it and shrug it off.
And both claim to detest the bloated cronyism that has flourished since the transition to capitalism.
Little wonder that many faculty members detest department meetings.
Mead also blames bureaucrats unwilling to enforce policies they detest and misguided policy makers.
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