Detestable
adjective
Very unpleasant or hateful.
His behavior towards his employees was absolutely detestable.
Often appears as...
- absolutely detestable
- found it detestable
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Disapproving
adjective
Very unpleasant or hateful.
His behavior towards his employees was absolutely detestable.
Often appears as...
- absolutely detestable
- found it detestable
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotionally Charged
Use 'detestable' to express strong negative emotions toward something or someone.
Their detestable treatment of animals made her decide to leave the event.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
'Detestable' shows a greater level of dislike than simply saying 'bad' or 'unpleasant'.
The rotten smell in the room was absolutely detestable.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Judgment
'Detestable' often implies a moral or ethical condemnation of the subject.
The politician's detestable actions were condemned by the public.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotionally Charged
Use 'detestable' to express strong negative emotions toward something or someone.
Their detestable treatment of animals made her decide to leave the event.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
'Detestable' shows a greater level of dislike than simply saying 'bad' or 'unpleasant'.
The rotten smell in the room was absolutely detestable.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Judgment
'Detestable' often implies a moral or ethical condemnation of the subject.
The politician's detestable actions were condemned by the public.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotionally Charged
Use 'detestable' to express strong negative emotions toward something or someone.
Their detestable treatment of animals made her decide to leave the event.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
'Detestable' shows a greater level of dislike than simply saying 'bad' or 'unpleasant'.
The rotten smell in the room was absolutely detestable.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Judgment
'Detestable' often implies a moral or ethical condemnation of the subject.
The politician's detestable actions were condemned by the public.
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Quote examples
Paul Rust
American Actor
The challenge in writing a show that's about people and their flaws is that it can easily tip over - okay, I'll sometimes watch something, and there will be characters that are written in a way that I'll know that the writer just hates human beings. They're expressing this misanthropic point of view with these detestable characters.
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Xun Kuang
Chinese Philosopher
When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm.
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Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Belgian Dramatist
I find mirrors detestable; I dislike seeing myself. Of course, there's a mirror in the bathroom, but it's a magnifying one for shaving. Photographs are fine, but I don't like mirrors because they take you by surprise.
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Megan Phelps-Roper
American Activist
Loving someone whose ideas we find detestable can seem impossible, and empathizing with them isn't much easier - but it's so important to remember that listening is not agreeing.
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Jakaya Kikwete
Tanzanian Politician
If people want to get into leadership through corrupt practices, through corrupt means, I think that's detestable; we have to take action.
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Jason Priestley
Canadian Actor
I feel like acts of violence against women are detestable, and they need to be dealt with, and they are important.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself.
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Eugene Ionesco
French Dramatist
Often, alas, the most detestable kind of bourgeois is the anti-bourgeois kind of bourgeois.
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Romain Rolland
French Novelist
I find war detestable but those who praise it without participating in it even more so.
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Maurice Druon
French Novelist
Anarchy is as detestable in grammar as it is in society.
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Paul Rust
American Actor
The challenge in writing a show that's about people and their flaws is that it can easily tip over - okay, I'll sometimes watch something, and there will be characters that are written in a way that I'll know that the writer just hates human beings. They're expressing this misanthropic point of view with these detestable characters.
Quote examples
Xun Kuang
Chinese Philosopher
When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm.
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Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Belgian Dramatist
I find mirrors detestable; I dislike seeing myself. Of course, there's a mirror in the bathroom, but it's a magnifying one for shaving. Photographs are fine, but I don't like mirrors because they take you by surprise.
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Megan Phelps-Roper
American Activist
Loving someone whose ideas we find detestable can seem impossible, and empathizing with them isn't much easier - but it's so important to remember that listening is not agreeing.
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Jakaya Kikwete
Tanzanian Politician
If people want to get into leadership through corrupt practices, through corrupt means, I think that's detestable; we have to take action.
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Jason Priestley
Canadian Actor
I feel like acts of violence against women are detestable, and they need to be dealt with, and they are important.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself.
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Eugene Ionesco
French Dramatist
Often, alas, the most detestable kind of bourgeois is the anti-bourgeois kind of bourgeois.
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Romain Rolland
French Novelist
I find war detestable but those who praise it without participating in it even more so.
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Maurice Druon
French Novelist
Anarchy is as detestable in grammar as it is in society.
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