abhorab‧hor /əbˈhɔː $ əbˈhɔːr, æb-/ verb (past tense and past participle abhorred, present participle abhorring) [transitive not in progressive] formal 
Word Origin Examples
I abhor discrimination of any kind.► see thesaurus at hate
Word OriginWORD ORIGINabhor
Verb TableOrigin:
1400-1500 Latin abhorrere, from ab- ‘away’ + horrere ‘to shake in fear’VERB TABLE
abhor
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | abhor |
| he, she, it | abhors | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | abhorred |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have abhorred |
| he, she, it | has abhorred | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had abhorred |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will abhor |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have abhorred |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- The great majority of the Irish people have always abhorred violence.
- The president abhorred all forms of racism.
- A Sylvie who abhorred her ageing image in the mirror.
- Anyone associated with the game of rugby quite right abhors tactics which can easily cause injury.
- Many people abhor the extremity of this view.
- Nature abhors the superfluous, yet is constrained to produce the seemingly extravagant.
- The mass, however, could adore Gandhi and abhor untouchables.
THESAURUS► hate
to hate a kind of behaviour or way of thinking, especially because you think it is morally wrong: verb [transitive] to dislike someone or something very much: · Billy hated his stepfather.· He hated the fact that his wife was more successful than he was.· She hates people being late.
► can’t stand/can’t bear to hate someone or something. Can’t stand is less formal than hate, and is very common in everyday English: · She’s OK, but I can’t stand her husband.· He couldn’t bear the thought of life without Nicole.· She can’t stand being on her own.
► loathe/detest verb [transitive not in progressive] to hate something or someone very much. Loathe and detest are a little more formal than hate: · He loathed housework.· Greg had detested his brother for as long as he could remember.· She evidently loathes her ex-husband.
► despise verb [transitive not in progressive] to hate someone or something very much and have no respect for them: · He despised the man and could never forgive him for what he had done.· They despised the wealth and consumerism of the West.
► abhor verb [transitive not in progressive] formal to hate something because you think it is morally wrong: · He abhorred violence.· We abhor racism in any form.
Longman Language Activatorto feel strong dislike and anger towards someone or something► hate · "Go away!" Jackie screamed. "I hate you!"· I hated my first husband. He used to hit me and the children.· Turner was a rebel from the start. He hated authority and he hated the law.· He was an evil dictator who was universally hated.· It takes many years for kids who have suffered so much to learn to love and not to hate.
► hate somebody's guts informal to hate someone very much: · I wish she'd die tomorrow. I hate her guts.· The sergeant knew the men all hated his guts for the way he treated them.
► can't stand especially spoken to have a very strong feeling of dislike for a person or for their behaviour because they make you feel very angry or uncomfortable when you are with them: · We used to be quite good friends but now I can't stand her.· I can't stand the way he's always telling people what they should do.· If there's one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy.can't stand the sight of somebody: · Don't invite Alice. Mum can't stand the sight of her.
► detest to have a strong feeling of hatred, especially for a particular kind of person, or a particular type of behaviour: · He was exactly the kind of arrogant, self-satisfied man I detest.· I detest any form of cruelty toward animals.· According to Hollywood gossip, both the leading actors were detested by the rest of the cast.
► loathe to have a very strong feeling of hatred for someone or for a type of behaviour, because you think that they are the very worst kind of person or behaviour that there is: · Mrs Morel loathed her husband when he was drunk and violent.· Kemp was loathed by all the other prisoners, who regarded him as a traitor.· I really loathe it when people make promises and then don't keep them.
► despise to hate someone or something and think they have no importance or value: · We were brought up to despise the people from the poor side of town. They seemed so dirty and ignorant.· Otis despised inherited wealth and social class.despise somebody for (doing) something: · I felt that the other kids despised me for having the wrong accent and the wrong colour skin.
► abhor formal to hate a particular kind of behaviour or attitude, especially because you think it is morally wrong: · The great majority of the Irish people have always abhorred violence.· The president abhorred all forms of racism.
I abhor discrimination of any kind.► see thesaurus at hate