| Detest 1. (v. t.) To hate intensely; to abhor; to loathe; to abominate; as, we detest what is contemptible or evil. 2. (v. t.) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn. Thesaurus Entries abominate, be hostile to, contemn, detest, disapprove of, disdain, disfavor, dislike, disrelish, execrate, hate, hold in abomination, loathe, mislike, not care for, scorn, scout, shudder at, utterly detest |