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de·test
(dĭ-tĕst′)tr.v. de·test·ed, de·test·ing, de·tests
To dislike intensely; abhor.
[French détester, from Latin dētestārī, to curse : dē-, de- + testārī, to invoke (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]
de·test′er n.
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detest
(dɪˈtɛst)vb
(tr) to dislike intensely; loathe
[C16: from Latin dētestārī to curse (while invoking a god as witness), from de- + testārī to bear witness, from testis a witness]
deˈtester n
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de•test
(dɪˈtɛst)v.t.
to feel abhorrence of; hate.
[1525–35; < Middle French detester < Latin dētestārī to call down a curse upon, loathe =dē- de- + testārī to bear witness; see testate]
de•test′er, n.
syn: See hate.
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detest
Past participle: detested
Gerund: detesting
| Imperative |
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| detest |
| detest |
| Present |
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| I detest |
| you detest |
| he/she/it detests |
| we detest |
| you detest |
| they detest |
| Preterite |
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| I detested |
| you detested |
| he/she/it detested |
| we detested |
| you detested |
| they detested |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am detesting |
| you are detesting |
| he/she/it is detesting |
| we are detesting |
| you are detesting |
| they are detesting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have detested |
| you have detested |
| he/she/it has detested |
| we have detested |
| you have detested |
| they have detested |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was detesting |
| you were detesting |
| he/she/it was detesting |
| we were detesting |
| you were detesting |
| they were detesting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had detested |
| you had detested |
| he/she/it had detested |
| we had detested |
| you had detested |
| they had detested |
| Future |
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| I will detest |
| you will detest |
| he/she/it will detest |
| we will detest |
| you will detest |
| they will detest |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have detested |
| you will have detested |
| he/she/it will have detested |
| we will have detested |
| you will have detested |
| they will have detested |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be detesting |
| you will be detesting |
| he/she/it will be detesting |
| we will be detesting |
| you will be detesting |
| they will be detesting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been detesting |
| you have been detesting |
| he/she/it has been detesting |
| we have been detesting |
| you have been detesting |
| they have been detesting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been detesting |
| you will have been detesting |
| he/she/it will have been detesting |
| we will have been detesting |
| you will have been detesting |
| they will have been detesting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been detesting |
| you had been detesting |
| he/she/it had been detesting |
| we had been detesting |
| you had been detesting |
| they had been detesting |
| Conditional |
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| I would detest |
| you would detest |
| he/she/it would detest |
| we would detest |
| you would detest |
| they would detest |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have detested |
| you would have detested |
| he/she/it would have detested |
| we would have detested |
| you would have detested |
| they would have detested |
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Verb 1. detest - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
contemn, despise, disdain, scorn - look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
dislike - have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman"
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detest
verb hate, loathe, despise, abhor, be hostile to, recoil from, be repelled by, have an aversion to, abominate, dislike intensely, execrate, feel aversion towards, feel disgust towards, feel hostility towards, feel repugnance towards My mother detested my ex-husband.
love, relish, adore, cherish, dote on, dig (slang)
love, relish, adore, cherish, dote on, dig (slang)
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detest
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Translations
يَكْرَهُ بِشِدَّه
hnusitnenávidětošklivitošklivit si
afsky
inhota
fyrirlíta
šlykštus
ienīst
mrziti
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detest
vt → verabscheuen, hassen ; I detest having to get up early → ich hasse es, früh aufstehen zu müssen
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detest
(diˈtest) verb to hate intensely. I detest cruelty. verafsku يَكْرَهُ بِشِدَّه мразя detestar nenávidět, ošklivit si verabscheuen afsky απεχθάνομαι detestar, odiar jälestama متنفر بودن از؛ بیزار بودن vihata détester לְתָעֵב घृणा करना mrziti megvet membenci fyrirlíta detestare ひどく嫌う 혐오하다 neapkęsti ienīst meluat verafschuwen avsky nie cierpieć نفرت كول، بدځينې را تلل detestar a detesta ненавидеть hnusiť sa mrziti prezirati avsky เกลียดมาก nefret etmek 痛恨 ненавидіти, мати відразу شدید نفرت کرنا ghét 痛恨
deˈtestable adjective extremely hateful. afskuwelik مَكْروه جِدّاً، مَمْقوت отвратителен detestável ohavný, odporný abscheulich afskyelig; modbydelig απεχθής detestable, odioso vastik بیزار کننده؛ منزجر کننده vastenmielinen détestable לִשׂנוֹא घृणा के योग्य mrzak utálatos patut dibenci fyrirlitlegur detestabile 憎悪すべき 혐오스러운 šlykštus nīstams; riebīgs menbenci afschuwelijk avskyelig, motbydelig wstrętny بدځينې را تلل detestável detestabil отвратительный hnusný mrzek mrzak avskyvärd ที่เกลียดชัง iğrenç 可惡的 огидний قابل نفرت đáng ghét 可恶的
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