Hyphenation
de·testTurkish pronunciation
ditestSynonyms
abhor,
abominate,
be allergic to,
despise,
dislike intensely,
down on,
execrate,
feel aversion toward,
feel hostility toward,
feel repugnance toward,
have no use for,
loathe,
recoil from,
reject,
repudiatePronunciation
/dēˈtest/ /diːˈtɛst/
Etymology
[ di-'test, dE- ] (transitive verb.) circa 1535. From Middle French detester Latin detestari (“to imprecate evil while calling the gods to witness", "denounce", "hate intensely”) de- + testari (“to testify, bear witness”) testis (“a witness”); see test, testify.