abhor
[ ab-hawr ]
/ æbˈhɔr /
verb (used with object), ab·horred, ab·hor·ring.
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
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Origin of abhor
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin abhorrēre to shrink back from, shudder at, equivalent to ab- ab- + horrēre to bristle, tremble
OTHER WORDS FROM abhor
ab·hor·rer, nounsu·per·ab·hor, verb (used with object), su·per·ab·horred, su·per·ab·hor·ring.un·ab·horred, adjectiveWords nearby abhor
abgatha, abh, abhenry, abhidhamma pitaka, abhominable, abhor, abhorrence, abhorrent, abia, abiathar, abib
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British Dictionary definitions for abhors
abhor
/ (əbˈhɔː) /
verb -hors, -horring or -horred
(tr) to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject
Derived forms of abhor
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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