All 3 Uses
detest
in
Measure for Measure
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- My wfe, sir, whom I detest before heaven and your honour,— ESCALUS.†
Scene 2.1 *detest = dislike intensely
- Dost thou detest her therefore?†
Scene 2.1
- I say, sir, I will detest myself also, as well as she, that this house, if it be not a bawd's house, it is pity of her life, for it is a naughty house.†
Scene 2.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(detest) dislike intensely
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)