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verb (used with object), -horred, -hor·ring.
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin abhorrēre to shrink back from, shudder at, equivalent to ab- ab- + horrēre to bristle, tremble
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin abhorrēre to shrink back from, shudder at, equivalent to ab- ab- + horrēre to bristle, tremble
Related forms
ab·hor·rer, noun
su·per·ab·hor, verb (used with object), -horred, -hor·ring.
un·ab·horred, adjective
Antonyms
love, admire.
love, admire.
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Abhorred
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example Sentences
- Arikha abhorred artificial light and worked only in daylight.
- Recall that the nation's founders abhorred human creatureliness.
- He abhorred channeling, séances and past-life hunts as diversionary.
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Word Origin & History
abhor
mid-15c., from L. abhorrere "shrink back in terror," from ab- "away" + horrere "tremble at, shudder," lit. "to bristle, be shaggy," from PIE *ghers- "start out, stand out, rise to a point, bristle" (see horror).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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