Dictionary Entry
detest
detest is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To witness against; to denounce; to condemn. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 3 senses
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- 1transitive verb
To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
- 2transitive verb
To hate intensely; to abhor; to abominate; to loathe; as, we detest what is contemptible or evil.
- 3verb
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
"I hate Mexican food"
"She detests politicians"
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