detest
verb [T not continuous] /dɪˈtest/Definition
› to hate someone or something very much: I detest any kind of cruelty. [+ -ing verb] I detest having to get up when it's dark outside. her detested older brotherNot liking detestation /ˌdiː.tesˈteɪ.ʃən/ noun [U]
(Definition of detest verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -shy suffix
- abhor verb
- abide verb
- abominate verb
- averse adjective
- be no/little love lost between idiom
- despise verb
- disdain verb
- disgusted adjective
- dislike verb
- go off sb/sth phrasal verb
- how would you like...? idiom
- ill will noun
- leave sb cold idiom
- loathe verb
- misanthropic adjective
- take against sb phrasal verb
- the knives are out idiom
- tire of sth phrasal verb
- turn (sb) against sb/sth phrasal verb
Topic:
Not liking
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