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Showing words for DETEST using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Detest

detest, setted, tested

5 Letter Words for Detest

deets, dette, dtset, stede, steed, teest, teste

4 Letter Words for Detest

dees, deet, seed, sett, sted, stet, teds, teed, tees, teet, test, tete, tets

3 Letter Words for Detest

dee, des, det, eds, esd, ese, est, sed, see, set, std, tdt, ted, tee, tes, tet, tst

Definitions for Detest

[1] to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
[2] (tr) to dislike intensely; loathe

Words related to Detest

despise, abhor, loathe, repudiate, abominate, reject, execrate

Words nearby Detest

determiner, determinism, deterrence, deterrent, detersive, detest, detestable, detestation, dethatch, dethrone, detick

Origin of Detest

1525–35; < Middle French detester < Latin dētestārī to call down a curse upon, loathe, equivalent to dē- de- + testārī to bear witness; see testate

Other words from Detest

de·test·er , noun
un·de·test·ed , adjective
un·de·test·ing , adjective

Word origin for Detest

C16: from Latin dētestārī to curse (while invoking a god as witness), from de- + testārī to bear witness, from testis a witness

Synonyms for Detest

abhor, despise, loathe, abominate, execrate, reject, repudiate, be allergic to, dislike intensely, down on, feel aversion toward, feel hostility toward, feel repugnance toward, have no use for, recoil from