detest

Etymology
From, from , from + , from ; see ,.

Verb

 * 1)  To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
 * I detest snakes.
 * 1)  To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
 * 1)  To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
 * 1)  To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.

Usage notes

 * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:hate

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 恨死
 * Czech: ošklivit si, hnusit si
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:, malamegi
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ingrian: inhota
 * Irish: an ghráin a bheith agat ar
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, ひどく嫌う
 * Latin: odi, exsecror, execror, abōminor
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scots: laith
 * Scottish Gaelic: fuathaich
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: ,