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Main Entry:
de·test
[
dih-
test
]
/
dɪˈtɛst
/
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Part of Speech:
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Example Sentences
Whether they admire or
detest
the play, theatergoers cannot see it and shrug it off.
Injection is highly invasive and feared by people who
detest
needles.
Many
detest
their leader, though virtually none dare do so openly.
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Whether they admire or
detest
the play, theatergoers cannot see it and shrug it off.
Injection is highly invasive and feared by people who
detest
needles.
Many
detest
their leader, though virtually none dare do so openly.
Some say disease is another reason to
detest
industrial-size farms, while others see them as an economic savior.
Mead also blames bureaucrats unwilling to enforce policies they
detest
and misguided policy makers.
And both claim to
detest
the bloated cronyism that has flourished since the transition to capitalism.
Policemen
detest
getting involved in domestic disputes, and they're not eager to encourage more.
They elect presidents from distinguished families because they
detest
aristocracies.
Little wonder that many faculty members
detest
department meetings.
He has great feelings of affection for some of the animals other people
detest
.
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