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- Dictionaryab·hor/əbˈhôr/
verb
- 1. regard with disgust and hatred: "professional tax preparers abhor a flat tax because it would dry up their business"
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The meaning of ABHOR is to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe. How to use abhor in a sentence. Did you know? The Horror in Abhor Synonym Discussion of Abhor.
ABHOR definition: 1. to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it is not moral: 2. to hate a…. Learn more.
If you abhor something, it gives you a feeling of complete hatred. Chances are you abhor that kid who used to torture the frogs in biology class. Abhor is from Latin abhorrere — "to shrink back in horror." It is the strongest way in English to express hatred, even stronger than loathe.
ABHOR meaning: 1. to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it is not moral: 2. to hate a…. Learn more.
Abhor definition: to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.. See examples of ABHOR used in a sentence.
If you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons. [ formal ] He was a man who abhorred violence and was deeply committed to reconciliation.
ab·hor. (ăb-hôr′) tr.v. ab·horred, ab·hor·ring, ab·hors. To regard with horror or loathing; detest: "The problem with Establishment Republicans is they abhor the unseemliness of a political brawl" (Patrick J. Buchanan).
abhor something to hate something, for example a way of behaving or thinking, especially for moral reasons synonym detest, loathe Most decent people abhor corruption in government. She abhors any form of cruelty towards animals.
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ab‧hor /əbˈhɔː $ əbˈhɔːr, æb-/ verb (abhorred, abhorring) [ transitive not in progressive] formal to hate a kind of behaviour or way of thinking, especially because you think it is morally wrong I abhor discrimination of any kind. see thesaurus at hate → See Verb table Examples from ...
