Main Entry: de·test

Pronunciation: \di-ˈtest, dē-\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle French detester or Latin detestari; Middle French detester, from Latin detestari, literally, to curse while calling a deity to witness, from de- + testari to call to witness — more at testament

Date: circa 1535

1 : to feel intense and often violent antipathy toward : loathe
2 obsolete : curse, denounce

synonyms see hate

— de·test·er noun