detestable

adjective
UK: /dɪˈtestəbəl/
US: /dɪˈtestəbəl/

  1. Extremely unpleasant or disliked; causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred.

    1. His detestable behavior made everyone angry.
    2. The dictator's detestable regime was marked by oppression and injustice, causing widespread suffering.

Synonyms

loathsome offensive hateful repulsive abominable

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The phonetic transcription of "detestable" is /dɪˈtestəbəl/ in British English and /dɪˈtestəbəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "detestable": loathsome, offensive, hateful, repulsive, abominable.

Example usage of "detestable": "His detestable behavior made everyone angry.". More examples on the page.