detestable

The idea of Guy’s killing Bruno’s detestable father in return is merely a dramatic device to show how remorselessly Guy is drawn down into the dark coils of the conspiracy, against his better self.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

I can even appreciate the innovations it contributed to modern American music, partly because its most significant one bolsters my argument as to why it’s still sort of detestable.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2023

After Charles' execution in 1649, England's Crown Jewels were melted down or sold on the orders of the republican revolutionary Oliver Cromwell as representative of the "detestable rule of kings".

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023

“All right, understandable. Is it a detestable act? Yes. You don’t have to like him. You can hate him. But he is sick.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2023

She told Odysseus, who was at first inclined to think it all a trick on her part to do something detestable to him,—drown him, very likely,—but she finally convinced him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton