detestverb/dɨtɨʃˈtaɾ/mediumde·tes·tarPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo dislike intensely; loathe.I detest people who are rude to waiters.She detests the cold weather.synloatheabhordespiseantloveadorelikeCommon collocationsto detest doing somethingutterly detestEtymologyDo latim 'detestari'.Related wordsdetestaçãodetestáveldetestar-se