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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detested

/dɪtˈɛstɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
de-test-ed
IPA
/dɪtˈɛstɪd/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

hated

verb

simple past and past participle of detest

Inflected Forms

more detested (comparative) most detested (superlative)

Derived Forms

undetested

Synonyms

despised hated scorned

Rhymes With

suggested arrested tested requested protested vested infested attested molested crested untested uncontested

Questions

How do you pronounce detested?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪtˈɛstɪd/.
What does detested mean?
hated

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