Detest vs Detent - What's the difference?
detest | detent |
To dislike intensely; to loathe.
(obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.
* 1972 , Mayer et al., United States Patent 3760640 , abstract:
As verbs the difference between detest and detent
is that detest is to dislike intensely; to loathe while detent is the action of creating a detent mechanism to lock or unlock movement.As a noun detent is
that which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.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
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*detent
English
Noun
(wikipedia detent) (en noun)- A UHF tuner having 70 detent positions with fine tuning capability at all locations. Coarse tuning is accomplished via a toothed, detented disk and a spirally-extending rim having a follower lever operable therewith.
