单词 | detest |
释义 | detest[ dih-test ] / dɪˈtɛst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR detest ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely. Origin of detestFirst recorded in1525–35; from Middle French detester, from Latin dētestārī “to call down a curse upon, loathe,” equivalent to dē-de- + testārī “to bear witness”; see testate SYNONYMS FOR detestabhor, loathe, abominate, execrate, despise. SEE SYNONYMS FOR detest ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR detestlove, like. SEE ANTONYMS FOR detest ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for detestSee hate. OTHER WORDS FROM detestde·test·er, nounun·de·test·ed, adjectiveun·de·test·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for detestdetest / (dɪˈtɛst) / verb(tr) to dislike intensely; loathe Derived forms of detestdetester, nounWord Origin for detestC16: from Latin dētestārī to curse (while invoking a god as witness), from de- + testārī to bear witness, from testis a witness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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