And since she refused to accept it, she had been living in extreme discomfort, exclaiming: "Why should we spend all the capital we are ever likely to have tying ourselves down to a place we detest!"
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Detest
/dɪˈtɛst/
Synonyms for "detest" (33 found)
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2 entriesdislikemoral judgment
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6 entriesdetest crueltydetest hypocrisydetest injusticedetest seafooddetest the ideadetest violence
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15 total sentences available.
They absolutely detest each other.
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I detest having to hurry in the morning.
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The more I detest men individually the more ardent becomes my love for humanity.
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