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Detested vs Detected - What's the difference?

detested | detected |

As verbs the difference between detested and detected

is that detested is (detest) while detected is (detect).

As an adjective detected is

referring to something that has been noticed.

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

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * detestable * detestation

    See also

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

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    detected

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Referring to something that has been noticed.
    • The detected submarine was tracked by sonar, it was easy once they knew where to look.

    Antonyms

    * undetected * non-detected

    Verb

    (head)
  • (detect)
    • We detected the submarine long before it observed us.