détester

See also: detester and dêtester

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dētestārī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.tɛs.te/ or /de.tes.te/
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Verb

détester

  1. (transitive) to hate, to detest (to thoroughly dislike)
    Synonyms: haïr, abhorrer

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: detest
  • Haitian Creole: deteste
  • Romanian: detesta

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