abhorrence

[ ab-hawr-uhns, -hor- ]

/ æbˈhɔr əns, -ˈhɒr- /

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noun

a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.

something or someone extremely repugnant or loathsome.

OTHER WORDS FOR abhorrence

1 execration, detestation.

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Origin of abhorrence

First recorded in 1650–60; abhorr(ent) + -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM abhorrence

self-ab·hor·rence, noun

Words nearby abhorrence

abhenry, Abhidhamma Pitaka, abhominable, abhor, abhorred, abhorrence, abhorrent, Abia, Abiathar, Abib, abidance

How to use abhorrence in a sentence

[They were feeling] humility, self-condemnation, self-abhorrence.
The Hellish Sermons of Jonathan Edwards, Malign Evangelist|Matthew Paul Turner|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For all his caustic polemics, Kristol had an abhorrence of finding himself in the minority.
Glenn Beck's Creator|Lee Siegel|September 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He replied that he had no objections, provided she did not encumber the carriage with bandboxes, which were his utter abhorrence.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
We can imagine that, as soon as a printed book ceased to be a great rarity, it became an object of great abhorrence.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

It is almost impossible to conceive the abhorrence in which the cross was held in the early centuries by the Greek and Roman mind.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
It was regarded with a loathing and abhorrence more intense than that in which the felons gibbet is held to-day.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The principal reason for abhorrence is probably founded upon misapprehension.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman

British Dictionary definitions for abhorrence

abhorrence

/ (əbˈhɒrəns) /

noun

a feeling of extreme loathing or aversion

a person or thing that is loathsome

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