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detestare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • detest verb To hate something or someone intensely.
  • loathe verb To hate or feel intense disgust toward someone or something.
  • shun verb To deliberately avoid someone or something, often as a form of social rejection.

Senses

detestare is used for these senses in English:

  • detest (transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
  • loathe (transitive) To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
  • shun (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.

Related Italian words