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Meanings of detested in English
Synonyms
Examples for "hated"
Examples for "hated"
1
I tried TV3's new news hour on Ireland AM but hated it.
2
It didn't occur to him to feed the thing; he hated animals.
3
In reality, he hated alcohol in any form during the earlier hours.
4
For a good year, I hated everything I recorded, vocally at least.
5
She hated the idea of making a mistake, especially a public mistake.
1
In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
2
Congreve died in the enjoyment of high consideration; Wycherley forgotten or despised.
3
After the French Revolution it was associated with the despised Ancien Regime.
4
The Bravo shuddered, and he moved among the despised graves in silence.
5
The one nature magnified labor, the other nature depreciated and despised it.
1
She scorned the suggestion that a bath-room be added; an effete idea.
2
The Rebels scorned to notice this home thrust by the Union General.
3
He exalted the dignity of labor, and scorned all baseness and lies.
4
I who have scorned the doings of lovers for years and years.
5
The scorned enthusiast of one generation is the hero of the next.
Usage of detested in English
1
He detested one-eyed nationalism, but believed in making Ireland a better place.
2
After a time, it was no longer painful, but Ayla detested it.
3
She saw him relax slightly and for a moment she detested him.
4
The detested Hollander from over the water held all the public offices.
5
But nowhere was he more detested than in the House of Commons.
6
Now Mr. Cuthbert cordially detested Donovan; he made no secret of it.
7
He hadn't even asked them why they so detested the word 'librarian.'
8
He and Muskingon had this further in common-theyboth detested the sergeant.
9
Whigs and Tories alike detested the principles of the late Commonwealth period.
10
Moreover, I detested the life there-theroughness and unrefinement of it all.
11
He detested debate prep, resisted it with every fiber of his being.
12
Every individual of the company started at mention of that detested name.
13
They knew that it was the oligarchy that feared and detested him.
14
His landlady introduced him to a young man who detested the Nazis.
15
But it was not for his money that I detested Doctor Fischer.
16
She remembered a certain look in his face which she had detested.
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Detested through the time
Detested across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common