What does detested mean in English? transitive verb. 1 :
to feel intense and often violent antipathy toward
: loathe detests politics They seem to truly detest each other. 2 obsolete : curse, denounce.
What is the similar meaning of detested?
What is a sentence for detested?
What does I detest you mean?
What part of speech is detested?
| part of speech: transitive verb | inflections: detests, detesting, detested |
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Is detest stronger than hate?
detest is more haïr, whereas hate is closer to détester –
detest is much stronger
. It’s not uncommon at all, but much less used than hate (same with haïr…)
What is the opposite of caricature?
Opposite of a statement or representation that is embellished or exaggerated.
meiosis
.
understatement
.
restraint
.
simplification
.
Is detest the same as hate?
Detest comes from the Middle French word détester, meaning “to curse, to call God to witness and abhor.”
Though the words detest and hate are interchangeable, the word hate is much more common
, which has caused it to lose some of its hateful impact.
What does detestable mean in the Bible?
:
arousing or meriting intense dislike
: abominable.
What is the past tense of detest?
| Infinitive Present Participle Past Tense | detest detesting detested |
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How do you use the word pensive in a sentence?
- He was pensive for a moment. …
- She appeared pensive and shrugged. …
- We were pensive as we tried to fathom what was occurring. …
- Xander spent another moment in pensive silence before he rose.
How do you use flagrant in a sentence?
- After the basketball player committed a flagrant foul, he was kicked out of the game.
- The driver’s flagrant disregard for the speeding laws did not escape the police officer’s notice.
What is an example of detest?
To detest is defined as to really dislike or hate someone or something.
When you really, really don’t like someone
, this is an example of detest.
What is a stronger word for hate?
Some common synonyms of hate are
abhor, abominate, detest, and loathe
. While all these words mean “to feel strong aversion or intense dislike for,” hate implies an emotional aversion often coupled with enmity or malice. hated the enemy with a passion.
Is there a noun for detest?
Hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence
. Something detested.
What is opposite of enigma?
What is the synonyms of pensive?
What is the opposite of being diligent?
What can I say instead of I hate you?
- “You’re a disappointment to me.”
- “I don’t care if you live or die.”
- “I used to care about you. Now? …
- “How do you think I feel? I’m pissed off!”
- “Go. Just go.”
- “If you come back, I won’t be here.”
- “I’ve never despised someone as much as I despise you.”
- “Ha! You think I care about you?
How do you politely hate someone?
What is the difference between loathe and detest?
They have
detest defined as: Dislike intensely. Loathe as: Feel intense dislike or disgust for
.
What is a synonym of caricatures?
Is caricature a negative word?
In literature, good caricatures often focus on physical description, over-exaggerating appearance. But, unlike art, literature allows you to make a caricature out of behavior and personality traits too.
Caricatures are often insulting but they can also be complimentary.
Is Caricaturize a word?
| satirize US parody | caricature spoof | burlesque mimic | travesty pasquinade | send up take off |
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What are the synonyms and antonyms of detest?
- abhor.
- despise.
- loathe.
- abominate.
- execrate.
- reject.
- repudiate.
- be allergic to.
What is a detestable person?
Who wrote Leviticus and why?
Dating Leviticus
Tradition says that it was
Moses
who compiled the Book of Leviticus based on YHWH’s instructions to him, which, going by rabbinical calculations, was around 3,400 to 3,500 years ago.
What does the Bible mean by haughty eyes?
What does Deets stand for?
What does showing contempt mean?
1 :
a feeling of disrespect or disapproval of something or someone
It amused him that she pretended such contempt for him and yet condescended to show off …— Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain. 2 : the state of being despised He holds them in contempt.
What do you mean by Blanch?
Is leniently a word?
adj. 1.
Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful or indulgent
: lenient parents.
