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View usage for: (æbhɔːʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense abhors, present participle abhorring, past tense, past participle abhorredverbIf you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons. [formal] He was a man who abhorred violence and was deeply committed to reconciliation. [VERB noun] If nature abhors a vacuum, journalists abhor a transition, when there is little newsto cover. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hate, loathe, despise, detest More Synonyms of abhor (əbˈhɔː) verbWord forms: -hors, -horring or -horred(transitive) to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject Derived forms abhorrer (abˈhorrer) noun Word origin C15: from Latin abhorrēre to shudder at, shrink from, from ab- away from + horrēre to bristle, shudder abhor in American English (æbˈhɔr; əbhɔr) verb transitiveWord forms: abˈhorred or abˈhorring to shrink from in disgust, hatred, etc.; detest SIMILAR WORDS: hate Derived forms abhorrer (abˈhorrer) noun Word origin ME abhorren < L abhorrere < ab-, away, from + horrere, to shudder: see horrid Examples of 'abhor' in a sentenceabhor Definition to detest utterly He was a man who abhorred violence. Synonyms shrink from shudder at recoil from be repelled by have an aversion to execrate regard with repugnance or horror Opposites like , love , enjoy , desire , admire , relish , adore , cherish , covet , delight in Additional synonymsDefinition to dislike intensely `I abominate dogma,' he said. Synonyms hate, dislike, loathe, despise, detest, abhor, shudder at, recoil from, regard with repugnance, feel repelled by, have an aversion to, execrate, feel hostile to Definition to look down on with contempt How I despised myself for my cowardice. Synonyms look down on, loathe, scorn, disdain, spurn, undervalue, deride, detest, revile, abhor, have a down on (informal), contemnDefinition to dislike intensely I always detested my science teacher. Synonyms hate, loathe, despise, abhor, be hostile to, recoil from, be repelled by, have an aversion to, abominate, dislike intensely, execrate, feel aversion towards, feel disgust towards, feel hostility towards, feel repugnance towards - abetting
- abettor
- abeyance
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