Detest vs Deplore - What's the difference?
detest | deplore |
To dislike intensely; to loathe.
(obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
(obsolete) To regard as hopeless; to give up.
As verbs the difference between detest and deplore
is that detest is to dislike intensely; to loathe while deplore is .detest
English
Verb
(en verb)- I detest snakes.
- Who dares think one thing, and another tell, / My heart detests him as the gates of hell. — Pope.
- 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) . SeeSynonyms
* See alsoSee also
* abhor * despise * disdain * dislike * hate * loatheExternal links
* *Anagrams
*deplore
English
Verb
(deplor)- I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.
- The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan.
- I deplore not having listened to your advice.
- I deplore how you treated him at the party.
- Many people deplore the actions of a corrupt government.
- (Francis Bacon)