detest
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transitive verb \di-ˈtest, dē-\Definition of DETEST
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: to feel intense and often violent antipathy toward : loathe
Examples of DETEST
- <I detest pepperoni, and wouldn't eat it if you paid me!>
Origin of DETEST
Middle French detester or Latin detestari; Middle French detester, from Latin detestari, literally, to curse while calling a deity to witness, from de- + testari to call to witness — more at testament
First Known Use: circa 1535
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Rhymes with DETEST
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