Antonyms for detest

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dih-test

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtɛst

Definition of detest

Origin : early 15c., "to curse, to call God to witness and abhor," from Middle French détester, from Latin detestari "to curse, execrate, abominate, express abhorrence for," literally "denounce with one's testimony," from de- "from, down" (see de-) + testari "be a witness," from testis "witness" (see testament). Related: Detested; detesting.

verb hate; feel disgust toward

Example sentences :

If there's one sort of man I detest more than another, it's a man who is sorry for himself.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Never had it seemed to her possible she could detest him as she did now.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

I detest the reflection that I would have sacrificed your happiness to mine.
Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding

That there are people whom it is necessary to detest without compromise.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

I adore having people come to see me, and I detest going to see them.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

But I'd rather have been at a boarding-school in the country; I do so detest London.
Extract from : « Great Uncle Hoot-Toot » by Mrs. Molesworth

As yet I do not detest you, but it is absolutely impossible to love you.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan

I detest them; and my positive orders to my pupils are, never to wear them in the house.
Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various

"Jones, indeed,—I can tell you they detest Jones," said a young fellow.
Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever

I suppose you are right, boy, but I detest this kind of a life.
Extract from : « The Trail of a Sourdough » by May Kellogg Sullivan

Synonyms for detest

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