Detest
verb
To intensely dislike or hate something or someone.
I detest the way he lies to everyone.
Often appears as...
- detest the thought
- detest the idea
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To intensely dislike or hate something or someone.
I detest the way he lies to everyone.
Often appears as...
- detest the thought
- detest the idea
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Dislike
Use 'detest' to express a very strong dislike or hatred, stronger than just 'dislike'.
She detests being interrupted when she's speaking.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Mild
'Detest' implies a deep emotional response, not just a preference or mild dislike.
He detests violence in any form.
Pro Tip 3/3Actions or Traits
'Detest' is often used for actions or personality traits, not just people or objects.
Many people detest the act of lying.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Dislike
Use 'detest' to express a very strong dislike or hatred, stronger than just 'dislike'.
She detests being interrupted when she's speaking.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Mild
'Detest' implies a deep emotional response, not just a preference or mild dislike.
He detests violence in any form.
Pro Tip 3/3Actions or Traits
'Detest' is often used for actions or personality traits, not just people or objects.
Many people detest the act of lying.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Dislike
Use 'detest' to express a very strong dislike or hatred, stronger than just 'dislike'.
She detests being interrupted when she's speaking.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Mild
'Detest' implies a deep emotional response, not just a preference or mild dislike.
He detests violence in any form.
Pro Tip 3/3Actions or Traits
'Detest' is often used for actions or personality traits, not just people or objects.
Many people detest the act of lying.
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She Summited Each...
and I want to make that possible for every other girl that exists in my country, and in my region. The other transformation that happened is when I came down Everest, everyone who detested me came back in my life. Family members, politicians who sent intelligence, and that's exactly when I realized,
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The loathsome, lethal...
What's the worst bug on the planet? You might vote for the horsefly or perhaps the wasp, but for many people, the worst offender is by far the mosquito. The buzzing, the biting, the itching, the mosquito is one of the most commonly detested pests in the world.
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How to win an argument...
It is my strength, because I knew what America was supposed to stand for. I knew that in America, me, a child of a man who came here with eight dollars in his pocket, could stand in the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of a detested foreigner,
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I am here to confuse you...
women and actually want to have this conversation I come from a long line of strong women my paternal grandmother was a teacher a furious smoker a fast Walker and a supporter of a soccer team that most of her children detested my
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There's no such thing as...
that is maybe a little less spiritual and a bit more pointed. Why bother voting? Because there is no such thing as not voting. Not voting is voting, for everything that you may detest and oppose. Not voting can be dressed up
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Eve Ensler: Security and...
When she began her mission eight years ago, she was reviled, she was detested, she was completely slandered in her community. I am proud to tell you that six months ago, she was elected the deputy mayor of Narok.
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The fascinating (and...
And now Now the lucky ones in my family have escaped, and the others, the others are being been bombed and send you WhatsApp messages that make you detest your very existence.
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Herod's Lost Tomb Found?...
Judea and no one detested Herod's memory more the rebels would have had the motive to destroy Herod's tomb and would likely have concentrated their anger on
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Cockroach Infestation PIPE...
very few insects are more detested than the cockroach even the word itself can be an insult hey you cockroach get out of here
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Creepy Cockroach...
very few insects are more detested than the cockroach even the word itself can be an insult
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She Summited Each...
and I want to make that possible for every other girl that exists in my country, and in my region. The other transformation that happened is when I came down Everest, everyone who detested me came back in my life. Family members, politicians who sent intelligence, and that's exactly when I realized,
Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
What's the worst bug on the planet? You might vote for the horsefly or perhaps the wasp, but for many people, the worst offender is by far the mosquito. The buzzing, the biting, the itching, the mosquito is one of the most commonly detested pests in the world.
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How to win an argument...
It is my strength, because I knew what America was supposed to stand for. I knew that in America, me, a child of a man who came here with eight dollars in his pocket, could stand in the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of a detested foreigner,
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I am here to confuse you...
women and actually want to have this conversation I come from a long line of strong women my paternal grandmother was a teacher a furious smoker a fast Walker and a supporter of a soccer team that most of her children detested my
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There's no such thing as...
that is maybe a little less spiritual and a bit more pointed. Why bother voting? Because there is no such thing as not voting. Not voting is voting, for everything that you may detest and oppose. Not voting can be dressed up
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Eve Ensler: Security and...
When she began her mission eight years ago, she was reviled, she was detested, she was completely slandered in her community. I am proud to tell you that six months ago, she was elected the deputy mayor of Narok.
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The fascinating (and...
And now Now the lucky ones in my family have escaped, and the others, the others are being been bombed and send you WhatsApp messages that make you detest your very existence.
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Herod's Lost Tomb Found?...
Judea and no one detested Herod's memory more the rebels would have had the motive to destroy Herod's tomb and would likely have concentrated their anger on
Video examples
Cockroach Infestation PIPE...
very few insects are more detested than the cockroach even the word itself can be an insult hey you cockroach get out of here
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Creepy Cockroach...
very few insects are more detested than the cockroach even the word itself can be an insult
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Shiri Appleby
American Actress
As an actor, you don't really have a say or a voice in what the conversation of the show is going to be. So, as an actor, I'm just trying to make sense of why the character is making these choices, and somehow, in that way, you can sympathize or root, at least not detest, what this person is doing. That's, at least, my job in telling that story.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
I detest jokes - when somebody tells me one, I feel my IQ dropping; the brain cells start to disappear. But something is funny when the person delivering the line doesn't know it's funny or doesn't treat it as a joke. Maybe it comes from a place of truth, or it's a sort of rage against society.
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Emraan Hashmi
Indian Actor
As for my looks, if I didn't look the way I do, I would probably be one of those many faces doing a romcom, which I detest. The way I look has somewhere defined the characters I played. My weakness has become my strength.
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Jenny Holzer
American Artist
I seldom have my stuff up unless I'm testing it. If I'm worrying about a painting, I put it up and see if I detest it quickly or slowly. Otherwise I have things by other artists.
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Powers Boothe
American Actor
I've had presidents in my lifetime - and I'm old enough to have seen several - that I really detested, but they're still my president. I've had presidents that I've really liked.
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George Washington
American President
The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.
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Stephen Stills
American Musician
I detest talking about myself. There is a reason why people pick up an instrument and put it between themselves and the rest of the world.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh
American Actress
I think that's an incredible thing that we can do as actors - to feel empathy toward someone that you may otherwise detest, you know?
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Erica Jong
American Novelist
Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared.
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Stephen Leacock
Canadian Economist
I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so.
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Shiri Appleby
American Actress
As an actor, you don't really have a say or a voice in what the conversation of the show is going to be. So, as an actor, I'm just trying to make sense of why the character is making these choices, and somehow, in that way, you can sympathize or root, at least not detest, what this person is doing. That's, at least, my job in telling that story.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
I detest jokes - when somebody tells me one, I feel my IQ dropping; the brain cells start to disappear. But something is funny when the person delivering the line doesn't know it's funny or doesn't treat it as a joke. Maybe it comes from a place of truth, or it's a sort of rage against society.
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Emraan Hashmi
Indian Actor
As for my looks, if I didn't look the way I do, I would probably be one of those many faces doing a romcom, which I detest. The way I look has somewhere defined the characters I played. My weakness has become my strength.
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Jenny Holzer
American Artist
I seldom have my stuff up unless I'm testing it. If I'm worrying about a painting, I put it up and see if I detest it quickly or slowly. Otherwise I have things by other artists.
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Powers Boothe
American Actor
I've had presidents in my lifetime - and I'm old enough to have seen several - that I really detested, but they're still my president. I've had presidents that I've really liked.
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George Washington
American President
The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.
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Stephen Stills
American Musician
I detest talking about myself. There is a reason why people pick up an instrument and put it between themselves and the rest of the world.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh
American Actress
I think that's an incredible thing that we can do as actors - to feel empathy toward someone that you may otherwise detest, you know?
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Erica Jong
American Novelist
Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared.
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Stephen Leacock
Canadian Economist
I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so.
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