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abhor
[ ab-hawr ]
/ ĂŠbËhÉr /
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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
First recorded before 1400â50; late Middle English, from Latin abhorrÄre âto shrink back from, shudder at,â equivalent to ab-ab- + horrÄre âto bristle, trembleâ
synonym study for abhor
See hate.
OTHER WORDS FROM abhor
ab·hor·rer, nounsu·per·ab·hor, verb (used with object), su·per·ab·horred, su·per·ab·hor·ring.Words nearby abhor
A.B.F.M., ABH, abhenry, Abhidhamma Pitaka, abhominable, abhor, abhorred, abhorrence, abhorrent, Abia, Abiathar
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British Dictionary definitions for abhor
abhor
/ (ÉbËhÉË) /
verb -hors, -horring or -horred
(tr) to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject
Derived forms of abhor
abhorrer, nounWord Origin for abhor
C15: from Latin abhorrÄre to shudder at, shrink from, from ab- away from + horrÄre to bristle, shudder
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