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1. (v.t.) detest
to feel abhorrence of; hate.
Etymology: (1525–35; < MF detester < L dētestārī to call down a curse upon, loathe =dē-de - +testārī to bear witness; see testate)
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1. (verb) hate, detest
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
"I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
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1. (verb) detest
≠ love
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1. (verb) detest
to witness against; to denounce; to condemn
2. (verb) detest
to hate intensely; to abhor; to abominate; to loathe; as, we detest what is contemptible or evil
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Sense: to hate intensely
I detest cruelty.
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 Afrikaans: verafsku |
 Arabic: يَكْرَهُ بِشِدَّه |
 Bulgarian: мразя |
 Brazilian: detestar |
 Czech: nenávidět, ošklivit si |
 German: verabscheuen |
 Danish: afsky |
 Greek: απεχθάνομαι |
 Spanish: detestar, odiar |
 Estonian: jälestama |
 Farsi: متنفر بودن از؛ بیزار بودن |
 Finnish: vihata |
 French: détester |
 Hebrew: לְתָעֵב |
 Hindi: घृणा करना |
 Croatian: mrziti |
 Hungarian: megvet |
 Indonesian: membenci |
 Icelandic: fyrirlíta |
 Italian: detestare |
 Japanese: ひどく嫌う |
 Korean: 혐오하다 |
 Lithuanian: neapkęsti |
 Latvian: ienīst |
 Malay: meluat |
 Dutch: verafschuwen |
 Norwegian: avsky |
 Polish: nie cierpieć |
 Persian: متنفر بودن از؛ بیزار بودن |
 Pashto: نفرت كول، بدځينې را تلل |
 Portuguese: detestar |
 Romanian: a detesta |
 Russian: ненавидеть |
 Slovak: hnusiť sa |
 Slovenian: mrziti |
 Serbian: prezirati |
 Swedish: avsky |
 Thai: เกลียดมาก |
 Turkish: nefret etmek |
 Taiwanese: 痛恨 |
 Ukrainian: ненавидіти, мати відразу |
 Urdu: شدید نفرت کرنا |
 Vietnamese: ghét |
 Chinese: 痛恨 |
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