detest
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detest
- /dɪˈtɛst/
Rhymes with -ɛst
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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.
verb detests · detesting · detested
- To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe. I detest snakes.
- To witness against; to denounce; to condemn. The heresy of Nestorius […] was detested in the Eastern churches.
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Talk about this word "detest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/detest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. detest. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/detest "detest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/detest.Cite this
@misc{detest_2026,
title = {detest},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/detest},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
