detestable

adjective/dɪˈtestəbəl/CEFR C2

ঘৃণ্য, অত্যন্ত অপছন্দনীয়

Meaning

Deserving to be hated.

Example sentences

  • Cheating the poor is detestable.গরিবকে ঠকানো ঘৃণ্য কাজ।
  • He found the whole practice detestable.গোটা রীতিটাই তার কাছে ঘৃণ্য মনে হতো।

Common phrases with “detestable

  • a detestable crimeঘৃণ্য অপরাধ
  • find it detestableঘৃণ্য মনে করা
  • morally detestableনৈতিকভাবে ঘৃণ্য

A common mistake

The exam was detestable and very long.The exam was gruelling and very long.

Detestable is a moral verdict — it says the thing deserves hatred. A hard exam is gruelling or unpleasant. Keep the strongest words for what earns them, or they stop carrying weight.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: abhorrent, loathsome

Antonyms: admirable

Similar words, and what each means

  • abhorrent

    ঘৃণ্য, চরম আপত্তিকর

    Deserving hatred because it is morally wrong.

  • loathsome

    ঘৃণ্য, বিতৃষ্ণা জাগানো

    Causing hatred or disgust.

Other English words for “ঘৃণ্য, অত্যন্ত অপছন্দনীয়

  • disgusting

    So unpleasant that it makes you feel sick or angry.

  • repugnant

    Causing strong disgust or moral objection.

  • abhorrent

    Deserving hatred because it is morally wrong.

  • loathsome

    Causing hatred or disgust.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “detestable” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • কাল্পনিক, কথাসাহিত্যের
    • একবচন; অসাধারণ, অনন্য
    • ঝাঁকড়া, এলোমেলো লম্বা লোমওয়ালা
    • ঘৃণ্য, অত্যন্ত অপছন্দনীয়
    Show the answer

    ঘৃণ্য, অত্যন্ত অপছন্দনীয়detestable (adjective) — ঘৃণ্য, অত্যন্ত অপছন্দনীয়. Deserving to be hated.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “detestable”?

    • abhorrent
    • fast
    • keen
    • true
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    abhorrentabhorrent — ঘৃণ্য, চরম আপত্তিকর. Deserving hatred because it is morally wrong.

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