hate, detest
(verb) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; “I hate Mexican food”; “She detests politicians”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
detest (third-person singular simple present detests, present participle detesting, simple past and past participle detested)
(transitive) To dislike intensely; to loathe.
(transitive, obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
• This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See English catenative verbs
• See also hate
• dettes, setted, tested
Source: Wiktionary
De*test", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detested; p. pr. & vb. n. Detesting.] Etym: [L. detestare, detestatum, and detestari, to curse while calling a deity to witness, to execrate, detest; de + testari to be a witness, testify, testis a witness: cf. F. détester. See Testify.]
1. To witness against; to denounce; to condemn. [Obs.] The heresy of Nestorius . . . was detested in the Eastern churches. Fuller. God hath detested them with his own mouth. Bale.
2. To hate intensely; to abhor; to abominate; to loathe; as, we detest what is contemptible or evil. Who dares think one thing, and another tell, My heart detests him as the gates of hell. Pope.
Syn.
– To abhor; abominate; execrate. See Hate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
