All 3 Uses of
detest
in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
- And later still, our town fell under Massachusetts authority—which may, to this day, explain why residents of Gravesend detest people from Massachusetts.†
p. 10.9detest = dislike intensely
- She detested TV with such passion and wit that watching television and commenting on it—sometimes, commenting directly to it—became her job.†
p. 264.5 *detested = disliked intensely
- "I detest the term 'Can Lit,' " I told ms. Pribst.†
p. 539.9detest = dislike intensely