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detest

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To dislike someone or something intensely.

Although she enjoyed lively conversation, she came to detest needless interruptions.

Dictionary practice example.

Several craft-fair vendors came to detest a shrill advertising jingle that played repeatedly beside their stalls throughout the morning.