Definition of detest

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de·test    (d-tst) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
de·test·ed, de·test·ing, de·tests

To dislike intensely; abhor.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French détester, from Latin dtestr, to curse : d-, de- + testr, to invoke (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots)

OTHER FORMS:
de·tester(Noun)