abhorrence

[ ab-hawr-uhns, -hor- ]
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noun
  1. a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.

  2. something or someone extremely repugnant or loathsome.

Origin of abhorrence

1
First recorded in 1650–60; abhorr(ent) + -ence

Other words for abhorrence

Other words from abhorrence

  • self-ab·hor·rence, noun

Words Nearby abhorrence

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How to use abhorrence in a sentence

  • 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.

British Dictionary definitions for abhorrence

abhorrence

/ (əbˈhɒrəns) /


noun
  1. a feeling of extreme loathing or aversion

  2. a person or thing that is loathsome

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