detest

Questions about detest

What does detest mean?

detest means "dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards".

How many syllables are in detest?

detest has 2 syllables: de-test. The stress falls on "test". In IPA it is /dɪˈtɛst/.

What is another word for detest?

Close synonyms include hate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is detest a common word?

detest is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with detest?

3 words rhyme with detest. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.