DETEST


Meaning of DETEST in English

v.

Pronunciation: di- ' test, d ē -

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: 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

Date: circa 1535

1 : to feel intense and often violent antipathy toward : LOATHE

2 obsolete : CURSE , DENOUNCE

synonyms see HATE

– de · test · er noun

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