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detestar

/de.teʃ.ˈtaχ/, /de.teʃ.ˈta/ IPA, Carioca
/de.teS."taX/, /de.teS."ta/ X SAMPA, Carioca
/de.tes.ˈtaɾ/, /de.tes.ˈta/ IPA, Paulistana
/de.tes."ta4/, /de.tes."ta/ X SAMPA, Paulistana
/dɨ.tɨʃ.ˈtaɾ/ Portugal

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Do latim detesto⁽ˡᵃ⁾ pelo seu infinitivo detestare.

verb detestando · detestado · detesto · detestas · detesta · detestamos

sentir ódio por
aborrecer

Similar: abominar, execrar, odiar · Opposite: adorar, amar, apreciar, estimar, gostar, prezar

Thesaurus

verb

Similar: abominar, execrar, odiar · Opposite: adorar, amar, apreciar, estimar, gostar, prezar

In English

abhor to regard with horror or detestation
detest to dislike intensely
loathe to detest, hate, revile

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"detestar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/detestar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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detestar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/detestar

Chicago

"detestar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/detestar.

BibTeX

@misc{detestar_2026,
  title = {detestar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/detestar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}