detest /di'test/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
Chinese translation
- vt. 厌恶, 憎恨
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /di'test/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 2.87 · Ultra Rare
Word forms
detested, detests, detesting
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