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Much melancholy has devolved upon mankind, and it is detestable to me that might will triumph in the end.
Karel Capek

Meaning of "detestable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DETESTABLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DETESTABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Detestable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DETESTABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of detestable in the English dictionary

The definition of detestable in the dictionary is being or deserving to be abhorred or detested; abominable; odious.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DETESTABLE


arrestable
əˈrɛstəbəl
castable
ˈkɑːstəbəl
combustible
kəmˈbʌstəbəl
compostable
kɒmˈpɒstəbəl
constable
ˈkʌnstəbəl
digestible
dɪˈdʒɛstəbəl
Dunstable
ˈdʌnstəbəl
harvestable
ˈhɑːvɪstəbəl
incontestable
ˌɪnkənˈtɛstəbəl
indigestible
ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstəbəl
inexhaustible
ˌɪnɪɡˈzɔːstəbəl
investable
ɪnˈvestəbəl
irresistible
ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl
manifestable
ˈmænɪˌfɛstəbəl
nestable
ˈnestəbəl
resistible
rɪˈzɪstəbəl
testable
ˈtestəbəl
uncontestable
ˌʌnkənˈtɛstəbəl
undigestible
ˌʌndɪˈdʒɛstəbəl
untestable
ʌnˈtɛstəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DETESTABLE

determining
determinism
determinist
deterministic
deterrability
deterrable
deterred
deterrence
deterrent
deterrently
deterrer
deterring
detersion
detersive
detest
detestability
detestableness
detestably
detestation
detester

WORDS THAT END LIKE DETESTABLE

able
acceptable
accountable
adjustable
charitable
comfortable
inevitable
notable
on the table
palatable
portable
printable
profitable
stable
suitable
table
timetable
uncomfortable
unforgettable
unstable
vegetable

Synonyms and antonyms of detestable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DETESTABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «detestable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of detestable

Translation of «detestable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DETESTABLE

Find out the translation of detestable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of detestable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «detestable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可恨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

detestable
570 millions of speakers

English

detestable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घृणित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كريه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отвратительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

detestável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘৃণিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détestable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abscheulich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

憎むべき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggumun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đáng ghét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெறுக்கத்தக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिरस्करणीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tiksindirici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

detestabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wstrętny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

огидний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

detestabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απεχθές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afskuwelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avskyvärd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avskyelig
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DETESTABLE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about detestable

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9 QUOTES WITH «DETESTABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word detestable.
1
Charles Bukowski
Show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and 8 times out of 9 I'll show you a man with detestable spiritual qualities.
2
Karel Capek
Much melancholy has devolved upon mankind, and it is detestable to me that might will triumph in the end.
3
Maurice Druon
Anarchy is as detestable in grammar as it is in society.
4
Curt Flood
If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person.
5
Jakaya Kikwete
If people want to get into leadership through corrupt practices, through corrupt means, I think that's detestable; we have to take action.
6
Romain Rolland
I find war detestable but those who praise it without participating in it even more so.
7
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
I find mirrors detestable; I dislike seeing myself. Of course, there's a mirror in the bathroom, but it's a magnifying one for shaving. Photographs are fine, but I don't like mirrors because they take you by surprise.
8
Richard Steele
Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.
9
Xun Zi
When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DETESTABLE»

Discover the use of detestable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to detestable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Most Detestable Crime: New Philosophical Essays on Rape
This volume will also be of interest to social, political, and legal theorists of every ideological and methodological persuasion.
Keith Burgess-Jackson, 1999
2
Le Verrier—Magnificent and Detestable Astronomer
Le Verrier was a superb scientist.
James Lequeux, 2013
3
Before Revelation: The Boundaries of Muslim Moral Thought
It knows that unjustified pain is detestable; it knows that futile acts are likewise detestable. Knowledge, moreover, is stable because it corresponds to how things are. As such, it cannot be contradicted; it cannot later change.105 What then is ...
A. Kevin Reinhart, 1995
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The dissenting ministers vindication of themselves, from the ...
Cornelius Burges. tailing away tfy Ule of ttje irt tfce frefqnt :w.ay of Tj-yal, is, not only not agreea- .$o, #ny. WQrd qf .God,; the Prjncfples of the Proteftant Religion (never yer ftained with the leaft drop of the Blood of a .KingJ or the fundamental ...
Cornelius Burges, 1704
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The Elements of Intellectual Philosophy
Caesar was detestable. My opponent refers to Fabius, and other dictators, who were not detestable. I am, therefore, obliged to change the first premise, and say, some dictators are detestable. But, as all dictators are not included in the class ...
Francis Wayland, 1855
6
The Essential Evangelical Parallel Bible: New King James ...
They are detestable to you. This applies both to little creatures that live in shallow water and to all creatures that live in deep water. 11They will always be detestable to you. You must never eat their meat or even touch their dead bodies.
John R. Kohlenberger, 2004
7
Ghazali and the Poetics of Imagination
Ghazālī's perspective, good and detestable are not qualities that are attached to theessence of things, but ratherarequalities thatare discursively mediated by theology. He conceded that goodness and detestability can be rationally ...
Ebrahim Moosa, 2006
8
The Inclusive Bible: The First Egalitarian Translation
11 Every creature in the water that has neither fins nor scales is detestable to you . 13 Among creatures that fly, you must treat the following as detestable—you must not eat them, for they are detestable to you: the eagle, the vulture, the osprey, ...
Priests for Equality, 2009
9
The NRSV Bible
1°'But anything in the seas or the streams that does not have fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters and among all the other living creatures thatiare in the waters—-they are detestable to you 11 and detestable they shall ...
Oxford University Press, 2000
10
Everyday Matters Bible for Women-NLT: Practical ...
They are detestable to you. This applies both to little creatures that live in shallow water and to all creatures that live in deep water. 11They will always be detestable to you. You must never eat their meat or even touch their dead bodies.
Hendrickson Publishers, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DETESTABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term detestable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Twitter reacts: Raheem Sterling requests to miss Liverpool's pre …
Liverpool fans explode the internet as Raheem Sterling secures reputation as world's most detestable footballer. Posted by. Red Or Dead. 0. Share. 0. Share. 0. «The Empire of The Kop - a blog about Liverpool F.C., Jul 15»
2
14 things astrology lovers are sick of hearing - Cosmopolitan UK
Would I diss your frankly detestable shoes to your face? No. So don't diss my entire belief system. 2. "You can't blame everything on the bloody ... «Cosmopolitan UK, Jul 15»
3
Jared Max: Fans Are Being WAY Too Hard On Sandy, Terry And The …
The overwhelming voice: Not only are the Mets a detestable, underavhieving disappointment, but they should fire manager Terry Collins and ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
4
The Cavalier Daily :: “Inside Out” flips Pixar's potential upside down
This movie would be lacking without these performances and specifically Poehler's, which manages to make what might be the most detestable ... «University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily, Jul 15»
5
The dream team of Dreamcast magazines – Games Asylum
This boils down to one simple reason – review scores were beyond generous, with the detestable likes of Soul Fighter, Blue Stinger and ... «Games Asylum, Jul 15»
6
Killer robots that leave Terminator: Genisys in the scrap pile
But despite knowing that, there is still, still, a detestable part of me that kinda wants to go and see it. Because at the end of the day (surprising ... «Destructoid, Jul 15»
7
Satanists want statue of Devil in Arkansas; Hindus want one for …
In my opinion, a lot of what they stand for is detestable to the everyday American and definitely to the everyday Arkansan.” - State Sen. «Christian Examiner, Jul 15»
8
Pam Ayres v Grazia as dog breeding article sparks Twitter backlash …
"It was a detestable, mercenary article when animal shelters are overflowing," she said. "Dogs for cash, and if they're discarded, so what?". «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
9
Ontario Court Rules Totalitarianism in the Public Interest
Ever since that detestable little man Pierre Trudeau and his bird-cage liner Charter of Rights and Freedoms has liberalism drawn a bead on ... «Canada Free Press, Jul 15»
10
Satanic Temple looks to Arkansas as possible statue location in fight …
"In my opinion, a lot of what they stand for is detestable to the everyday American and definitely to the everyday Arkansan." Greaves said the ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

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