ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsDdetest
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detest
Meaning: to dislike intensely
detest in a sentence
How detest is used in real sentences:
My little brother has always detested waiting in long lines at amusement parks.
Ever since the incident at camp, she has detested sleeping in tents during thunderstorms.
“I detest cruel teasing, yet I laughed along when my group mocked a quiet boy named Eli.”
— from the passage The Locker Choice
Synonyms for detest
Other words for detest — loathe, abhor and despise — carry the same meaning.
- loathe
- abhor
- despise
Antonyms of detest
Words that mean the opposite of detest:
- adore
- love
- cherish
Where it comes from
From Latin detestari 'to curse, denounce while calling the gods to witness'
Memory hook
DE-TEST — if you detest a subject, you dread every test in it.