d 2 e 1 t 1 e 1 s 1 t 1
6 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
originPIE word *tréyes From Middle French detester (French détester), from Latin dētestor (“to imprecate evil while calling the gods to witness", "denounce", "hate intensely”), from dē- + testor (“to testify, bear witness”), from testis (“a witness”); see test, testify. Doublet of detestate.
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