The phrase "detest of" is not correct or commonly used in written English.
A more appropriate way to express dislike or hatred would be "detest" or "detestation of." Example: She had a strong detestation of spiders.
The mongoose is one of the most detested of these invaders.
Wilson was perhaps the most detested of all American Presidents by the French, for whom his self-righteousness was compounded by his failure to deliver results.
Clearly this is far from fashionable, but among my most detested of modern words are "pampering" and the indefensibly atrocious "wellness".
At this crucial juncture, it seems bereft of ideas and resources, only sure in its detesting of Alex Salmond and Scottish nationalism.
They detest talk of tax harmonisation or any weakening of the single market.
Let me make it really plain: I detest extremism of any persuasion.
He claimed to detest her, of course, being red through and through.
I detest any of these "this is the way to do it" books.
It's counterproductive to detest 1/6 of the population especially when that translates into loathing fifteen and a half million children.
Think of it this way: Even though progressives may decry the partisanship on the U.S. Supreme Court, and thoroughly detest some of its recent 5-4 decisions, we must abide by them.
