What does detest mean?
Detest means (transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe..
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/dɪˈtɛst/ · verb
(transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe..
I detest snakes.
Who dares think one thing, and another tell, / My heart detests him as the gates of hell.
Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested.
The heresy of Nestorius […] was detested in the Eastern churches.
God hath detested them with his own mouth.
Use detest when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Detest means (transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe..
Common synonyms include hate.
Possible antonyms include love.
I detest snakes.
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