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Despised vs Detested - What's the difference?

despised | detested |

As verbs the difference between despised and detested

is that despised is (despise) while detested is (detest).

As an adjective despised

is hated; viewed with scorn.

despised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (despise)
    • The little boy loved peas but despised spinach.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Hated; viewed with scorn.
    • The dictator's cruelty made him the most despised person in the region.

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    detested

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (detest)

    • detest

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To dislike intensely; to loathe.
    • I detest snakes.
    Who dares think one thing, and another tell, / My heart detests him as the gates of hell. — Pope.
  • (obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
    • The heresy of Nestorius was detested in the Eastern churches. — Fuller.
    God hath detested them with his own mouth. — Bale.

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

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    Related terms

    * detestable * detestation

    See also

    * abhor * despise * disdain * dislike * hate * loathe

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