detest

/dɪˈtɛst/

verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

other

DETEST + NOUN

everyone, hypocrisy, men, racialism, speeches, tom

PREP.

ADV.

absolutely, individually, really

verb

To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.

I detest snakes.

Who dares think one thing, and another tell, / My heart detests him as the gates of hell.

To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.

The heresy of Nestorius […] was detested in the Eastern churches.

God hath detested them with his own mouth.

verb — dislike intensely

I detest snakes.

Wiktionary

Who dares think one thing, and another tell, / My heart detests him as the gates of hell.

Wiktionary

Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested.

Wiktionary

They absolutely detest each other.

Tatoeba · #305562

I detest having to hurry in the morning.

Tatoeba · #396014

The more I detest men individually the more ardent becomes my love for humanity.

Tatoeba · #918786

i Register

In some senses, detest is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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