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Word: Detest
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century: from Latin detestari, from de- ‘down’ + testari ‘witness, call upon to witness’ (from testis ‘a witness’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈtɛst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
dislike intensely
Short Definition:dislike intensely
Examples:- she really did detest his mockery
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