detest
Verb
Verb Forms: detested, detesting, detests
- To dislike intensely; to loathe.
- dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
- "She detests politicians"
- To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
- To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
Examples
- He would DETEST having a rack full of vowels with no consonants.
- I detest snakes.
Origin / Etymology
PIE word
*tréyes
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.
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Scrabble Score: 7
detest: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddetest: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
detest: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
detest: valid Words With Friends Word