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1. detest

verb. ['dɪˈtɛst, diːˈtɛst'] dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards.

Etymology

  • detester (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
  • detestari (Latin)

Rhymes with Detest

  • self-professed
  • transgressed
  • unimpressed
  • telequest
  • stateswest
  • intrawest
  • eastern-west
  • dispossessed
  • unaddressed
  • telewest
  • repossessed
  • reinvest
  • progressed
  • northwest
  • indigest
  • expressed
  • distressed
  • compressed
  • undressed
  • sylvest
  • suppressed
  • suggest
  • southwest
  • request
  • repressed
  • reassessed
  • protest
  • professed
  • penwest
  • norwest

How do you pronounce detest?

Pronounce detest as dɪˈtɛst.

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