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单词 abhorrence
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Definition of abhorrence in English:

abhorrence

noun əbˈhɒr(ə)ns
mass noun
  • A feeling of revulsion; disgusted loathing.

    the thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The reason for his flight has never been adequately explained but Peggy surely gets close when she talks of her father's abhorrence of critics and his manic pursuit of perfection.
    • The Government would express its abhorrence in the strongest possible terms, she said.
    • And what's the deal with management consultants and their abhorrence of footnotes?
    • I've never proactively analysed the issue to see what my own stance is, possibly because it won't align with my abhorrence of the death penalty.
    • It is up to all of us to demonstrate our abhorrence of sectarianism, discrimination and racism.
    • Despite ever-growing public abhorrence of this most antisocial crime, numbers of drivers caught over the limit are rising.
    • Each and every one of them was there to display their abhorrence at the way the Government is treating the college.
    • This is far from the truth and I wonder how many of these people actually apply their abhorrence of vivisection to their own lives by refusing medical treatment?
    • This perverted abhorrence of women destines religions to collide with modernity everywhere, for to be modern is to set women free.
    • Meanwhile, the right-wing demonstrates its abhorrence of defamatory character assassination and smear jobs here.
    • Suddenly she spoke, and he could detect the fear, horror, and absolute abhorrence in her tone of voice.
    • He was filled with abhorrence and disgust for what he had done.
    • A mix of impatience and abhorrence filled his face.
    • A consistent theme in Charles's writings is his belief in human freedom - and his abhorrence for violence and tyranny.
    • I write to reaffirm our abhorrence of such behaviour.
    • In both, a small minority seeks tolerance of behaviour that causes in the majority anything from indifference through distaste to abhorrence.
    • Letters received reveal their abhorrence at the behavioural example being set by our so-called leaders of state and nation.
    • Recently I also quoted Priestley and his abhorrence of ‘… the saddest waste of all, the waste of human beings’.
    • My abhorrence of this particular day registers on two levels.
    • And to all those expats who long to share with us their shame and abhorrence: get over it.
    Synonyms
    loathing, hate, detestation, dislike, distaste, abomination, execration, resentment, aversion, hostility, ill will, ill feeling, bad feeling
    hatred, loathing, detestation, execration, revulsion, abomination, disgust, repugnance, horror, antipathy, odium, aversion, hostility, animosity, enmity, dislike, distaste, disdain, contempt

Rhymes

Florence, Lawrence, Lorentz
 
 

Definition of abhorrence in US English:

abhorrence

noun
  • A feeling of repulsion; disgusted loathing.

    the thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence
    society's abhorrence of crime
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I write to reaffirm our abhorrence of such behaviour.
    • Meanwhile, the right-wing demonstrates its abhorrence of defamatory character assassination and smear jobs here.
    • This is far from the truth and I wonder how many of these people actually apply their abhorrence of vivisection to their own lives by refusing medical treatment?
    • It is up to all of us to demonstrate our abhorrence of sectarianism, discrimination and racism.
    • He was filled with abhorrence and disgust for what he had done.
    • The reason for his flight has never been adequately explained but Peggy surely gets close when she talks of her father's abhorrence of critics and his manic pursuit of perfection.
    • Letters received reveal their abhorrence at the behavioural example being set by our so-called leaders of state and nation.
    • This perverted abhorrence of women destines religions to collide with modernity everywhere, for to be modern is to set women free.
    • My abhorrence of this particular day registers on two levels.
    • Despite ever-growing public abhorrence of this most antisocial crime, numbers of drivers caught over the limit are rising.
    • The Government would express its abhorrence in the strongest possible terms, she said.
    • And what's the deal with management consultants and their abhorrence of footnotes?
    • In both, a small minority seeks tolerance of behaviour that causes in the majority anything from indifference through distaste to abhorrence.
    • A consistent theme in Charles's writings is his belief in human freedom - and his abhorrence for violence and tyranny.
    • I've never proactively analysed the issue to see what my own stance is, possibly because it won't align with my abhorrence of the death penalty.
    • A mix of impatience and abhorrence filled his face.
    • Recently I also quoted Priestley and his abhorrence of ‘… the saddest waste of all, the waste of human beings’.
    • Each and every one of them was there to display their abhorrence at the way the Government is treating the college.
    • Suddenly she spoke, and he could detect the fear, horror, and absolute abhorrence in her tone of voice.
    • And to all those expats who long to share with us their shame and abhorrence: get over it.
    Synonyms
    loathing, hate, detestation, dislike, distaste, abomination, execration, resentment, aversion, hostility, ill will, ill feeling, bad feeling
    hatred, loathing, detestation, execration, revulsion, abomination, disgust, repugnance, horror, antipathy, odium, aversion, hostility, animosity, enmity, dislike, distaste, disdain, contempt
 
 
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