Damn and Detest

Damn

Damn verb - To declare to be morally wrong or evil.
Usage example: a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council

Detest and damn are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Detest" instead a verb "Damn".

Detest

Detest verb - To dislike strongly.

Damn and detest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Damn" instead a verb "Detest".

Common collocations

anyone damn anyone detest anyone
mortals damn mortals detest mortals
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