Definitions
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“I detest snakes.”
“Who dares think one thing, and another tell, / My heart detests him as the gates of hell.”
“Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Hate strongly”6 letters
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