Mammoth Memory

Detest – dislike intensely

PRONOUNCE DETEST

(Pronounced dee-test)

REMEMBER MEANING OF DETEST

To remember the definition of the word detest, use the following mnemonic:

The Test (detest) Match was being played by two teams that disliked each other intensely.

The Test (detest) Match was being played by two teams that disliked each other intensely.

 

Examples of detest in a sentence

She loved her husband when she first married him but had come to detest him now because of his selfishness.

I like tomato ketchup but detest the taste of mustard.

We've only been here two days but already we detest the place.

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