abhor
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
Origin of abhor
1synonym study For abhor
Other words for abhor
Opposites for abhor
Other words from abhor
- ab·hor·rer, noun
- su·per·ab·hor, verb (used with object), su·per·ab·horred, su·per·ab·hor·ring.
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How to use abhor in a sentence
Thus the nation came to be distinguished into petitioners and abhorrers.
Parliament at last met, and strong measures were taken against the “Abhorrers,” who had obstructed the right of petitioning.
Atrocious Judges | John Campbell, Baron CampbellGreat numbers of the abhorrers, from all parts of England, were seized by order of the commons, and committed to custody.
Roger North also describes a fellow with a stentorophonic tube (a speaking-trumpet), who kept bellowing out—Abhorrers!
Haunted London | Walter Thornbury
British Dictionary definitions for abhor
/ (əbˈhɔː) /
(tr) to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject
Origin of abhor
1Derived forms of abhor
- abhorrer, noun
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