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detestable — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • confounded adj Completely puzzled or astonished.
  • hateful adj Full of hatred, or causing others to feel hatred.
  • loathsome adj Extremely unpleasant or disgusting; causing hatred or revulsion.
  • obnoxious adjective Extremely unpleasant, rude, or annoying.

Senses

detestable is used for these senses in English:

  • confounded (colloquial) Extremely bad; very unpleasant; used as an intensifier.
  • hateful Dislikeable.
  • loathsome Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.
  • obnoxious Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.

confounded — full definition

  1. adj Completely puzzled or astonished.
  2. adj Old-fashioned, mild intensifier used to show annoyance, similar to "darn" or "blasted".

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