dislike+intensely

  • 11detest — detester, n. /di test /, v.t. to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely. [1525 35; < MF detester < L detestari to call down a curse upon, loathe, equiv. to de DE + testari to bear witness; see TESTATE] Syn. abhor, loathe, abominate, execrate …

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  • 12hate — 1. verb /heɪt/ To dislike intensely; to feel strong hostility towards. Syn: abhor, despise, detest, loathe Ant: love 2 …

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  • 13detest — verb To dislike intensely I detest snakes. See Also: detestable, detestation …

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  • 14detest — verb dislike intensely. Derivatives detester noun Origin C15: from L. detestari, from de down + testari witness, call upon to witness (from testis a witness ) …

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  • 15hate — I. v. a. 1. Bear malice to, owe a grudge to, keep a grudge against, be hostile to, dislike intensely, bear deadly malice to. 2. Abhor, abominate, loathe, nauseate, shrink from, recoil from. See detest. II. n. Hatred, detestation, animosity,&#8230; …

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  • 16have no use for — idi a) to have no need for b) to feel intolerant of or indifferent to: to have no use for one s employees[/ex] c) to have a strong distaste for; dislike intensely: to have no use for cheating[/ex] …

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  • 17detest — /dəˈtɛst / (say duh test) verb (t) to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely. {French détester, from Latin dētestārī, literally, curse while calling a deity to witness} –detester, noun …

  • 18detest — [v] hate; feel disgust toward abhor, abominate, be allergic to, despise, dislike intensely, down on, execrate, feel aversion toward, feel hostility toward, feel repugnance toward, have no use for*, loathe, recoil from, reject, repudiate; concept&#8230; …

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  • 19detest — ► VERB ▪ dislike intensely. ORIGIN Latin detestari denounce, abhor , from testari witness …

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  • 20detest — [dē test′, ditest′] vt. [Fr détester &LT; L detestari, to curse by calling the gods to witness, execrate, detest &LT; de , down + testari, to witness &LT; testis, a witness: see TESTIFY] to dislike intensely; hate; abhor SYN. HATE detester n …

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