English → Latin
“detest” in Latin
horreōto stand erect, stand on end; to tremble, shiver; to dread, be afraid ofabōminorto deprecate (as an ill omen); to abominate, abhor, detest, loathe
The English word detest itself goes back to Latin testis, through dētestor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
detest
abhorrere aliquem, or aliquid, or ab aliqua re: abominari aliquem or aliquid: detestari aliquem or aliquid: aversari aliquem or aliquid [SYN. in ABOMINATE: abominari, first in Liv.]: animo esse aversissimo in aliquem; exsecrari aliquem (to curse him; Cic.): horrere (to shudder at; e.g., ingrati animi crimen; alicujus crudelitatem; aliquem, Hor.): acerbissimum est alicujus odium in aliquem: to detest a thing, magnum aliquem cepit alicujus rei odium. he detests himself, ipse se fugit (Cic., de Rep., 3, 22, 33; De Fin., 5, 12, 35): to be detested by anybody, in odio apud aliquem esse; magno odio esse alicui or apud aliquem; odium alicujus ardet in aliquem: to be universally detested, omnium odia in eum conversa sunt or in eum ardent: magno est apud omnes odio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for detest?
- The usual Latin words for “detest” are horreō, abōminor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.