DETEST

hate, detest

(verb) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; “I hate Mexican food”; “She detests politicians”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

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.

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See English catenative verbs

Synonyms

• See also hate

Anagrams

• dettes, setted, tested

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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