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1. (adj.) detestable
deserving to be detested; abominable; hateful.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < MF < L)
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1. (adj) abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
offensive to the mind
"an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
2. (adj) abominable, detestable, execrable, odious
unequivocally detestable
"abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
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1. (adj) detestable
worthy of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very odious; deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices
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Sense: extremely hateful.
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 Afrikaans: afskuwelik |
 Arabic: مَكْروه جِدّاً، مَمْقوت |
 Bulgarian: отвратителен |
 Brazilian: detestável |
 Czech: ohavný, odporný |
 German: abscheulich |
 Danish: afskyelig; modbydelig |
 Greek: απεχθής |
 Spanish: detestable, odioso |
 Estonian: vastik |
 Farsi: بیزار کننده؛ منزجر کننده |
 Finnish: vastenmielinen |
 French: détestable |
 Hebrew: לִשׂנוֹא |
 Hindi: घृणा के योग्य |
 Croatian: mrzak |
 Hungarian: utálatos |
 Indonesian: patut dibenci |
 Icelandic: fyrirlitlegur |
 Italian: detestabile |
 Japanese: 憎悪すべき |
 Korean: 혐오스러운 |
 Lithuanian: šlykštus |
 Latvian: nīstams; riebīgs |
 Malay: menbenci |
 Dutch: afschuwelijk |
 Norwegian: avskyelig, motbydelig |
 Polish: wstrętny |
 Persian: بیزار کننده؛ منزجر کننده |
 Pashto: بدځينې را تلل |
 Portuguese: detestável |
 Romanian: detestabil |
 Russian: отвратительный |
 Slovak: hnusný |
 Slovenian: mrzek |
 Serbian: mrzak |
 Swedish: avskyvärd |
 Thai: ที่เกลียดชัง |
 Turkish: iğrenç |
 Taiwanese: 可惡的 |
 Ukrainian: огидний |
 Urdu: قابل نفرت |
 Vietnamese: đáng ghét |
 Chinese: 可恶的 |
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