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Pronunciation / Transliteration: day-tes-tay
"Il déteste le mensonge par-dessus tout."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To dislike intensely; to feel hatred or abhorrence for.
"She came to detest the hypocrisy she saw in high society." - 2
To abhor or loathe something vehemently.
"He detests any form of cruelty towards animals."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'detestari', meaning to curse or to call upon God to witness against someone, formed from 'de-' (down, away) + 'testari' (to witness). Entering the English language in the mid-16th century, the term shifted from its original religious connotations of calling judgment upon an object of abhorrence to a general psychological state of intense dislike.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Detest" is said worldwide
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détester
Transliteration: day-tes-tay
"Il déteste le mensonge par-dessus tout."
verabscheuen
Transliteration: fer-ap-shoy-en
"Ich verabscheue jede Form von Gewalt."
detestare
Transliteration: de-tes-ta-re
"Tutti detestano essere presi in giro."
detestar
Transliteration: de-tes-tar
"Ella llega a detestar la rutina diaria."
detestar
Transliteration: de-tes-tar
"Eles detestam acordar cedo."
घृणा करना
Transliteration: ghrina karna
"वह झूठ बोलने वालों से घृणा करता है।"
厌恶
Transliteration: yànwù
"我深恶痛绝这种不公平的待遇。"
혐오하다
Transliteration: hyeom-oh-ha-da
"그는 불의를 혐오한다."
嫌悪する
Transliteration: ken-o suru
"彼女はそのような暴力を深く嫌悪している。"
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