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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdetestable
/dɪˈtɛstəbəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Deserving utter hatred or disgust; abominable.
"His treatment of the animals was completely detestable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin detestabilis, from detestari 'to curse, detest'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "detestable" is said worldwide
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détestable
Transliteration: détestable
"Son comportement était tout à fait détestable."
abscheulich
Transliteration: abscheulich
"Sein Verhalten war absolut abscheulich."
detestabile
Transliteration: detestabile
"Il suo comportamento era del tutto detestabile."
detestable
Transliteration: detestable
"Su actitud fue completamente detestable."
detestável
Transliteration: detestável
"O comportamento dele foi absolutamente detestável."
घृणास्पद
Transliteration: ghrināspad
"उसका व्यवहार पूरी तरह से घृणास्पद था।"
可恶的
Transliteration: kěwù de
"他的行为实在太可恶了。"
가증스러운
Transliteration: gajeungseureoun
"그의 행동은 정말 가증스러웠다."
忌まわしい
Transliteration: imawashii
"彼の態度は全く忌まわしいものだった。"
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