Detested

She detested the manager.

I'm detested.

She is detested.

Michael the Guǎngzhōu Man and I were discussing clothing of different ethnic groups. We both noticed that Chinese wore modern Western clothes, generally. He mentioned the long dress that Vietnamese women still wore—the "áo dài" as it was called. East Indians steadfastly wore their saris and robes. I said that I detested the Western business suit attire with the choking tie.

There may problems with homonyms in a language. I was talking to a friend about how I detested the Western business suit with its "tie" that choked the neck. He thought that I was obliquely referring to "Thai," which was not my intention. In my head, I wanted to use the French word "cravate," but he did not know French. Homonyms may be a problem in effective communication.

I detested Mrs. Carruthers most of the time, a person whom it was impossible to please.

Tom detested Mary.