
detestable
dɪˈtɛstəb(ə)l/
adjective
adjective: detestable
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deserving intense dislike.“I found the film’s violence detestable”
synonyms:abhorrent, detested, hateful, hated, loathsome, loathed, despicable, despised, abominable,abominated, execrable, execrated, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, disgusting,distasteful, horrible, horrid, horrifying, awful, heinous, reprehensible, obnoxious, odious,nauseating, offensive, contemptible “such behaviour is detestable and despicable”
Origin
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin detestabilis, from the verb detestari (see detest).
