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Meaning detest meaning

What does detest mean?

Definitions in simple English

detest Verb

— If you detest; something, you dislike it. I detest that television show

detest

— verb (= hate) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards I hate Mexican food She detests politicians

Synonyms detest synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as detest?

detest English » English

hate loathe abhor dislike abominate despise execrate disgust disdain be disgusted reject feel disgust shun shrink from shrink scorn revile resentment resent recoil from oneself loath laugh have a bias against feel disgusted at etc envy dislike intensely disgusted disapprove contemn be revolted at be prejudiced against be jealous be envious avoid

Topics detest topics

What do people use detest to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Hate, detest

What words refer to feeling hateful?

hate abhor have an abhorrence abominate deplore despise detest loathe have a loathing for look down on odium feel unfriendly toward

Conjugation detest conjugation

How do you conjugate detest?

detest · verb

Present I detest

Positive I detest

Singular

1st person I detest

2nd person you detest

3rd person he/she/it detests

Plural

1st person we detest

2nd person you detest

3rd person they detest

Negative I don't detest

Singular

1st person I don't detest I do not detest

2nd person you don't detest you do not detest

3rd person he/she/it doesn't detest he/she/it does not detest

Plural

1st person we don't detest we do not detest

2nd person you don't detest you do not detest

3rd person they don't detest they do not detest

Question do I detest?

Singular

1st person do I detest?

2nd person do you detest?

3rd person does he/she/it detest?

Plural

1st person do we detest?

2nd person do you detest?

3rd person do they detest?

Negative question don't I detest?

Singular

1st person don't I detest? do I not detest?

2nd person don't you detest? do you not detest?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it detest? does he/she/it not detest?

Plural

1st person don't we detest? do we not detest?

2nd person don't you detest? do you not detest?

3rd person don't they detest? do they not detest?

Past I detested

Positive I detested

Singular

1st person I detested

2nd person you detested

3rd person he/she/it detested

Plural

1st person we detested

2nd person you detested

3rd person they detested

Negative I didn't detest

Singular

1st person I didn't detest I did not detest

2nd person you didn't detest you did not detest

3rd person he/she/it didn't detest he/she/it did not detest

Plural

1st person we didn't detest we did not detest

2nd person you didn't detest you did not detest

3rd person they didn't detest they did not detest

Question did I detest?

Singular

1st person did I detest?

2nd person did you detest?

3rd person did he/she/it detest?

Plural

1st person did we detest?

2nd person did you detest?

3rd person did they detest?

Negative question didn't I detest?

Singular

1st person didn't I detest? did I not detest?

2nd person didn't you detest? did you not detest?

3rd person didn't he/she/it detest? did he/she/it not detest?

Plural

1st person didn't we detest? did we not detest?

2nd person didn't you detest? did you not detest?

3rd person didn't they detest? did they not detest?

Future I'll detest

Positive I'll detest

Singular

1st person I'll detest I will detest

2nd person you'll detest you will detest

3rd person he/she/it'll detest he/she/it will detest

Plural

1st person we'll detest we will detest

2nd person you'll detest you will detest

3rd person they'll detest they will detest

Negative I won't detest

Singular

1st person I won't detest I will not detest

2nd person you won't detest you will not detest

3rd person he/she/it won't detest he/she/it will not detest

Plural

1st person we won't detest we will not detest

2nd person you won't detest you will not detest

3rd person they won't detest they will not detest

Question will I detest?

Singular

1st person will I detest?

2nd person will you detest?

3rd person will he/she/it detest?

Plural

1st person will we detest?

2nd person will you detest?

3rd person will they detest?

Negative question won't I detest?

Singular

1st person won't I detest? will I not detest?

2nd person won't you detest? will you not detest?

3rd person won't he/she/it detest? will he/she/it not detest?

Plural

1st person won't we detest? will we not detest?

2nd person won't you detest? will you not detest?

3rd person won't they detest? will they not detest?

Conditional I'd detest

Positive I'd detest

Singular

1st person I'd detest I would detest

2nd person you'd detest you would detest

3rd person he/she/it'd detest he/she/it would detest

Plural

1st person we'd detest we would detest

2nd person you'd detest you would detest

3rd person they'd detest they would detest

Negative I wouldn't detest

Singular

1st person I wouldn't detest I would not detest

2nd person you wouldn't detest you would not detest

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't detest he/she/it would not detest

Plural

1st person we wouldn't detest we would not detest

2nd person you wouldn't detest you would not detest

3rd person they wouldn't detest they would not detest

Question would I detest?

Singular

1st person would I detest?

2nd person would you detest?

3rd person would he/she/it detest?

Plural

1st person would we detest?

2nd person would you detest?

3rd person would they detest?

Negative question wouldn't I detest?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I detest? would I not detest?

2nd person wouldn't you detest? would you not detest?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it detest? would he/she/it not detest?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we detest? would we not detest?

2nd person wouldn't you detest? would you not detest?

3rd person wouldn't they detest? would they not detest?

Present continuous I'm detesting

Positive I'm detesting

Singular

1st person I'm detesting I am detesting

2nd person you're detesting you are detesting

3rd person he/she/it's detesting he/she/it is detesting

Plural

1st person we're detesting we are detesting

2nd person you're detesting you are detesting

3rd person they're detesting they are detesting

Negative I'm not detesting

Singular

1st person I'm not detesting I am not detesting

2nd person you aren't detesting you're not detesting you are not detesting

3rd person he/she/it isn't detesting he/she/it's not detesting he/she/it is not detesting

Plural

1st person we aren't detesting we're not detesting we are not detesting

2nd person you aren't detesting you're not detesting you are not detesting

3rd person they aren't detesting they're not detesting they are not detesting

Question am I detesting?

Singular

1st person am I detesting?

2nd person are you detesting?

3rd person is he/she/it detesting?

Plural

1st person are we detesting?

2nd person are you detesting?

3rd person are they detesting?

Negative question aren't I detesting?

Singular

1st person aren't I detesting? am I not detesting?

2nd person aren't you detesting? are you not detesting?

3rd person isn't he/she/it detesting? is he/she/it not detesting?

Plural

1st person aren't we detesting? are we not detesting?

2nd person aren't you detesting? are you not detesting?

3rd person aren't they detesting? are they not detesting?

Past continuous I was detesting

Positive I was detesting

Singular

1st person I was detesting

2nd person you were detesting

3rd person he/she/it was detesting

Plural

1st person we were detesting

2nd person you were detesting

3rd person they were detesting

Negative I wasn't detesting

Singular

1st person I wasn't detesting I was not detesting

2nd person you weren't detesting you were not detesting

3rd person he/she/it wasn't detesting he/she/it was not detesting

Plural

1st person we weren't detesting we were not detesting

2nd person you weren't detesting you were not detesting

3rd person they weren't detesting they were not detesting

Question was I detesting?

Singular

1st person was I detesting?

2nd person were you detesting?

3rd person was he/she/it detesting?

Plural

1st person were we detesting?

2nd person were you detesting?

3rd person were they detesting?

Negative question wasn't I detesting?

Singular

1st person wasn't I detesting? was I not detesting?

2nd person weren't you detesting? were you not detesting?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it detesting? was he/she/it not detesting?

Plural

1st person weren't we detesting? were we not detesting?

2nd person weren't you detesting? were you not detesting?

3rd person weren't they detesting? were they not detesting?

Future continuous I'll be detesting

Positive I'll be detesting

Singular

1st person I'll be detesting I will be detesting

2nd person you'll be detesting you will be detesting

3rd person he/she/it'll be detesting he/she/it will be detesting

Plural

1st person we'll be detesting we will be detesting

2nd person you'll be detesting you will be detesting

3rd person they'll be detesting they will be detesting

Negative I won't be detesting

Singular

1st person I won't be detesting I will not be detesting

2nd person you won't be detesting you will not be detesting

3rd person he/she/it won't be detesting he/she/it will not be detesting

Plural

1st person we won't be detesting we will not be detesting

2nd person you won't be detesting you will not be detesting

3rd person they won't be detesting they will not be detesting

Question will I be detesting?

Singular

1st person will I be detesting?

2nd person will you be detesting?

3rd person will he/she/it be detesting?

Plural

1st person will we be detesting?

2nd person will you be detesting?

3rd person will they be detesting?

Negative question won't I be detesting?

Singular

1st person won't I be detesting? will I not be detesting?

2nd person won't you be detesting? will you not be detesting?

3rd person won't he/she/it be detesting? will he/she/it not be detesting?

Plural

1st person won't we be detesting? will we not be detesting?

2nd person won't you be detesting? will you not be detesting?

3rd person won't they be detesting? will they not be detesting?

Conditional continuous I'd be detesting

Positive I'd be detesting

Singular

1st person I'd be detesting I would be detesting

2nd person you'd be detesting you would be detesting

3rd person he/she/it'd be detesting he/she/it would be detesting

Plural

1st person we'd be detesting we would be detesting

2nd person you'd be detesting you would be detesting

3rd person they'd be detesting they would be detesting

Negative I wouldn't be detesting

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be detesting I would not be detesting

2nd person you wouldn't be detesting you would not be detesting

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be detesting he/she/it would not be detesting

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be detesting we would not be detesting

2nd person you wouldn't be detesting you would not be detesting

3rd person they wouldn't be detesting they would not be detesting

Question would I be detesting?

Singular

1st person would I be detesting?

2nd person would you be detesting?

3rd person would he/she/it be detesting?

Plural

1st person would we be detesting?

2nd person would you be detesting?

3rd person would they be detesting?

Negative question wouldn't I be detesting?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be detesting? would I not be detesting?

2nd person wouldn't you be detesting? would you not be detesting?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be detesting? would he/she/it not be detesting?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be detesting? would we not be detesting?

2nd person wouldn't you be detesting? would you not be detesting?

3rd person wouldn't they be detesting? would they not be detesting?

Present perfect I've detested

Positive I've detested

Singular

1st person I've detested I have detested

2nd person you've detested you have detested

3rd person he/she/it's detested he/she/it has detested

Plural

1st person we've detested we have detested

2nd person you've detested you have detested

3rd person they've detested they have detested

Negative I haven't detested

Singular

1st person I haven't detested I have not detested

2nd person you haven't detested you have not detested

3rd person he/she/it hasn't detested he/she/it has not detested

Plural

1st person we haven't detested we have not detested

2nd person you haven't detested you have not detested

3rd person they haven't detested they have not detested

Question have I detested?

Singular

1st person have I detested?

2nd person have you detested?

3rd person has he/she/it detested?

Plural

1st person have we detested?

2nd person have you detested?

3rd person have they detested?

Negative question haven't I detested?

Singular

1st person haven't I detested? have I not detested?

2nd person haven't you detested? have you not detested?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it detested? has he/she/it not detested?

Plural

1st person haven't we detested? have we not detested?

2nd person haven't you detested? have you not detested?

3rd person haven't they detested? have they not detested?

Past perfect I had detested

Positive I had detested

Singular

1st person I had detested

2nd person you had detested

3rd person he/she/it had detested

Plural

1st person we had detested

2nd person you had detested

3rd person they had detested

Negative I hadn't detested

Singular

1st person I hadn't detested I had not detested

2nd person you hadn't detested you had not detested

3rd person he/she/it hadn't detested he/she/it had not detested

Plural

1st person we hadn't detested we had not detested

2nd person you hadn't detested you had not detested

3rd person they hadn't detested they had not detested

Question had I detested?

Singular

1st person had I detested?

2nd person had you detested?

3rd person had he/she/it detested?

Plural

1st person had we detested?

2nd person had you detested?

3rd person had they detested?

Negative question hadn't I detested?

Singular

1st person hadn't I detested? had I not detested?

2nd person hadn't you detested? had you not detested?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it detested? had he/she/it not detested?

Plural

1st person hadn't we detested? had we not detested?

2nd person hadn't you detested? had you not detested?

3rd person hadn't they detested? had they not detested?

Future perfect I'll have detested

Positive I'll have detested

Singular

1st person I'll have detested I will have detested

2nd person you'll have detested you will have detested

3rd person he/she/it'll have detested he/she/it will have detested

Plural

1st person we'll have detested we will have detested

2nd person you'll have detested you will have detested

3rd person they'll have detested they will have detested

Negative I won't have detested

Singular

1st person I won't have detested I will not have detested

2nd person you won't have detested you will not have detested

3rd person he/she/it won't have detested he/she/it will not have detested

Plural

1st person we won't have detested we will not have detested

2nd person you won't have detested you will not have detested

3rd person they won't have detested they will not have detested

Question +'ll I have detested?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have detested? will I have detested?

2nd person +'ll you have detested? will you have detested?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have detested? will he/she/it have detested?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have detested? will we have detested?

2nd person +'ll you have detested? will you have detested?

3rd person +'ll they have detested? will they have detested?

Negative question won't I have detested?

Singular

1st person won't I have detested? will I not have detested?

2nd person won't you have detested? will you not have detested?

3rd person won't he/she/it have detested? will he/she/it not have detested?

Plural

1st person won't we have detested? will we not have detested?

2nd person won't you have detested? will you not have detested?

3rd person won't they have detested? will they not have detested?

Conditional perfect I'd have detested

Positive I'd have detested

Singular

1st person I'd have detested I would have detested

2nd person you'd have detested you would have detested

3rd person he/she/it'd have detested he/she/it would have detested

Plural

1st person we'd have detested we would have detested

2nd person you'd have detested you would have detested

3rd person they'd have detested they would have detested

Negative I wouldn't have detested

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have detested I would not have detested

2nd person you wouldn't have detested you would not have detested

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have detested he/she/it would not have detested

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have detested we would not have detested

2nd person you wouldn't have detested you would not have detested

3rd person they wouldn't have detested they would not have detested

Question would I have detested?

Singular

1st person would I have detested?

2nd person would you have detested?

3rd person would he/she/it have detested?

Plural

1st person would we have detested?

2nd person would you have detested?

3rd person would they have detested?

Negative question wouldn't I have detested?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have detested? would I not have detested?

2nd person wouldn't you have detested? would you not have detested?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have detested? would he/she/it not have detested?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have detested? would we not have detested?

2nd person wouldn't you have detested? would you not have detested?

3rd person wouldn't they have detested? would they not have detested?

Imperative detest!

Positive

you detest!

we let's detest!

Negative

you don't detest!

we let's not detest!

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