detest

de·test

D0171700 (dĭ-tĕst′)tr.v. de·test·ed, de·test·ing, de·tests To dislike intensely; abhor.

[French détester, from Latin dētestārī, to curse : dē-, de- + testārī, to invoke (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]

de·test′er n.

detest

(dɪˈtɛst) vb (tr) to dislike intensely; loathe[C16: from Latin dētestārī to curse (while invoking a god as witness), from de- + testārī to bear witness, from testis a witness] deˈtester n

de•test

(dɪˈtɛst)

v.t. to feel abhorrence of; hate. [1525–35; < Middle French detester < Latin dētestārī to call down a curse upon, loathe =dē- de- + testārī to bear witness; see testate] de•test′er, n. syn: See hate.

detest

Past participle: detested
Gerund: detesting

Imperative
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detest

Present
I detest
you detest
he/she/it detests
we detest
you detest
they detest

Preterite
I detested
you detested
he/she/it detested
we detested
you detested
they detested

Present Continuous
I am detesting
you are detesting
he/she/it is detesting
we are detesting
you are detesting
they are detesting

Present Perfect
I have detested
you have detested
he/she/it has detested
we have detested
you have detested
they have detested

Past Continuous
I was detesting
you were detesting
he/she/it was detesting
we were detesting
you were detesting
they were detesting

Past Perfect
I had detested
you had detested
he/she/it had detested
we had detested
you had detested
they had detested

Future
I will detest
you will detest
he/she/it will detest
we will detest
you will detest
they will detest

Future Perfect
I will have detested
you will have detested
he/she/it will have detested
we will have detested
you will have detested
they will have detested

Future Continuous
I will be detesting
you will be detesting
he/she/it will be detesting
we will be detesting
you will be detesting
they will be detesting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been detesting
you have been detesting
he/she/it has been detesting
we have been detesting
you have been detesting
they have been detesting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been detesting
you will have been detesting
he/she/it will have been detesting
we will have been detesting
you will have been detesting
they will have been detesting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been detesting
you had been detesting
he/she/it had been detesting
we had been detesting
you had been detesting
they had been detesting

Conditional
I would detest
you would detest
he/she/it would detest
we would detest
you would detest
they would detest

Past Conditional
I would have detested
you would have detested
he/she/it would have detested
we would have detested
you would have detested
they would have detested

Thesaurus

Verb

detest - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"hateabhor, abominate, execrate, loathe - find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"contemn, despise, disdain, scorn - look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"dislike - have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman"

detest

verb hate, loathe, despise, abhor, be hostile to, recoil from, be repelled by, have an aversion to, abominate, dislike intensely, execrate, feel aversion towards, feel disgust towards, feel hostility towards, feel repugnance towards My mother detested my ex-husband.
love, relish, adore, cherish, dote on, dig (slang)

detest

verbTo regard with extreme dislike and hostility:abhor, abominate, despise, execrate, hate, loathe.

Translations

痛恨

detest

(diˈtest) verb to hate intensely. I detest cruelty.痛恨deˈtestable adjective extremely hateful. 可恶的

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verb hate

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verb to regard with extreme dislike and hostility

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verb dislike intensely

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