Word a Day
detest
What does detest mean?
detest (verb): to dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use detest in a sentence?
- I detest lickspittles. (Tatoeba sentence #11988863 by boink, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce detest?
/dɪˈtɛst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of detest?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “detest”?
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What does “detest” mean?
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
Not quite: that's what trim means.
to persuade someone not to do something; to discourage
Not quite: that's what deter means.
to dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe
Right! That's what “detest” means.
to guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc
Not quite: that's what steer means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “detest”?
duck
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sink
Not quite: sink means something else.
hate
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skip
Not quite: skip means something else.
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