detest Play verbDislike intensely. SYNONYMS abhorabominatebe unable to abidebe unable to beardespisedisdaindislikedisrelishexecratefeel animosity tofeel aversion tofeel disgust forfeel distaste forfeel hostility tofeel repugnance towardsfind intolerablehatehave an aversion toloatherecoil fromregard with disgustshrink fromshudder at
