Protest vs Detest - What's the difference?
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(label) To make a strong objection.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
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(label) To affirm (something).
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*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:I will protest your cowardice.
*1919 , , (The Moon and Sixpence) ,
*:She flashed a smile at me, and, protesting an engagement with her dentist, jauntily walked on.
To object to.
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To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:Fiercely [they] opposed / My journey strange, with clamorous uproar / Protesting fate supreme.
to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
A formal objection, especially one by a group.
A collective gesture of disapproval: a demonstration.
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, title= To dislike intensely; to loathe.
(obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
In transitive terms the difference between protest and detest
is that protest is to affirm (something) while detest is to dislike intensely; to loathe.As verbs the difference between protest and detest
is that protest is to make a strong objection while detest is to dislike intensely; to loathe.As a noun protest
is a formal objection, especially one by a group.protest
English
(wikipedia protest)Verb
(en verb)Noun
(en noun)Can China clean up fast enough?, passage=All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.}}
Synonyms
* dissent * objection * protestationDerived terms
* Protestant * protestation * protester * protest march * under protestAnagrams
* * English heteronyms ----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.
