Detestable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

offensive to the mind

unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈaɪvɚʃˌɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪtˈɛstəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪtˈɛstəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈaɪvɚʃˌɪp/.

Examples

an abhorrent deed
the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
morally repugnant customs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

obscene odious execrable repugnant repulsive abhorrent abominable

Parts of Speech

adjective	offensive to the mind “an abhorrent deed”
adjective	unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke “abominable treatment of prisoners”

Word Forms

abhorrence	noun	hate coupled with disgust
abhor	verb	find repugnant
obscenity	noun	an offensive or indecent word or phrase
repugnance	noun	intense aversion
repulsiveness	noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
repel	verb	fill with distaste
abominate	verb	find repugnant
odium	noun	hate coupled with disgust
odiousness	noun	the quality of being offensive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abscheulich

beleidigend für den Geist

🇫🇷French

détestable

offensant pour l'esprit

🇮🇹Italian

detestabile

offensivo per la mente

🇳🇱Dutch

verfoeilijk

beledigend voor de geest

🇵🇹Portuguese

detestável

ofensivo para a mente

🇷🇺Russian

отвратительный

оскорбительно для ума

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घिनौना

मन के लिए अपमानजनक

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘৃণ্য

মনের জন্য আপত্তিকর

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுக்கத்தக்கது

மனதை புண்படுத்தும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసహ్యకరమైన

మనసుకు అభ్యంతరకరం

🇮🇳Marathi

घृणास्पद

मनाला आक्षेपार्ह

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધિક્કારપાત્ર

મન માટે અપમાનજનક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ

ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെറുപ്പുളവാക്കുന്ന

മനസ്സിന് അരോചകമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਿਣਾਉਣੀ

ਮਨ ਨੂੰ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل نفرت

دماغ کے لئے ناگوار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可恨

冒犯思想

🇯🇵Japanese

忌まわしい

心に不快感を与える

🇰🇷Korean

혐오스러운

마음에 공격적

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng ghét

xúc phạm đến tâm trí

🇹🇭Thai

น่ารังเกียจ

เป็นที่น่ารังเกียจต่อจิตใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjijikkan

menyinggung pikiran

🇵🇭Filipino

kasuklam-suklam

nakakasakit sa isip

🇲🇾Malay

menjijikkan

menyinggung fikiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقيت

مسيئة للعقل

🇮🇷Persian

نفرت انگیز

توهین آمیز به ذهن

🇹🇷Turkish

iğrenç

akıllara zarar verici

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִתעָב

פוגע בנפש

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