detest

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

transitive obsolete

(transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe. / (transitive, obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.

Japanese Meaning

（他動）～を激しく嫌う、憎む / （他動、古い用法）～に対して証言する、非難する、糾弾する

I detest being lied to by people I trust.

信頼している人に嘘をつかれるのが大嫌いです。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.

I detest snakes.

Sense（2）

(transitive, obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.

The heresy of Nestorius […] was detested in the Eastern churches.

detests

（ present singular third-person ）

detesting

（ participle present ）

detested

（ participle past ）

detested

（ past ）