abhor
[ ab-hawr ]
/ æbˈhɔr /
verb (used with object), ab·horred, ab·hor·ring.
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
Nearby words
abgatha, abh, abhenry, abhidhamma pitaka, abhominable, abhor, abhorrence, abhorrent, abia, abiathar, abib
Origin of abhor
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin abhorrēre to shrink back from, shudder at, equivalent to ab- ab- + horrēre to bristle, tremble
Related forms
ab·hor·rer, nounsu·per·ab·hor, verb (used with object), su·per·ab·horred, su·per·ab·hor·ring.un·ab·horred, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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abhor
/ (əbˈhɔː) /
verb -hors, -horring or -horred
(tr) to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject
Derived Forms
abhorrer, nounWord Origin for abhor
C15: from Latin abhorrēre to shudder at, shrink from, from ab- away from + horrēre to bristle, shudder
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