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How to pronounce “detest”
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Pronunciation guide for detest
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of detest with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The fascinating (and dangerous) places scientists aren't exploring
and send you WhatsApp messages that make you detest your very existence.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce detest
The fascinating (and dangerous) places scientists aren't exploring

and send you WhatsApp messages that make you detest your very existence.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “detest”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
- (transitive, obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
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