Definitions

detest

[dih-test] / dɪˈtɛst /

VERB

hate; feel disgust toward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhor despise loathe

STRONG

abominate execrate reject repudiate

WEAK

be allergic to dislike intensely down on feel aversion toward feel hostility toward feel repugnance toward have no use for recoil from

Antonyms

STRONGEST

admire cherish like love

STRONG

approve

WEAK

adore prize respect

Example Sentences

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Great souls grow bolder in their country's cause, Detest enslavers, and despise their laws.

From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) by Freneau, Philip

"Detest me!" he laughed hysterically, and the fire in his eyes grew brighter.

From To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

Since Cleopatra died, I have lived in such dishonor that the gods Detest my baseness.

From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various

Nor wife nor son desires your welfare: all Detest you, neighbours, gossips, great and small.

From The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry by Conington, John

"Detest you?" he stammered out, almost beside himself with joy.

From Bijou by Gyp

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