Detesting

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  • v. Present participle of detest.
    • Word Usage
    "Politicians from Lord William Bentinck to Lord Palmerston and Gladstone, writers such as Browning and George Eliot, united in detesting the ‘tyrants’; Gladstone convinced himself that their regime was ‘the negation of God.’"
    Verb Form
    detestableness    detested    detesting    detests   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dislike   
    Cross Reference
    hate    disdain    abhor    dislike    loathe    despise   
    Hyponym
    scorn    abominate    execrate    disdain    abhor    despise    loathe    contemn   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abominate    hate    execrate    abhor    loathe   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Best    Blessed    Brest    Celeste    Este    Midwest    Pest    Test    West    abreast   
     
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