abhorrer
verb (used with object), ab·horred, ab·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), su·per·ab·horred, su·per·ab·hor·ring.
un·ab·horred, adjective
Antonyms
love, admire.
love, admire.
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abhor (əbˈhɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -hors, -horring, -horred | |
| (tr) to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject | |
| [C15: from Latin abhorrēre to shudder at, shrink from, from ab- away from + horrēre to bristle, shudder] | |
| ab'horrer | |
| —n | |
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| abhor (əbˈhɔː) | |
| —vb , -hors, -horring, -horred | |
| (tr) to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject | |
| [C15: from Latin abhorrēre to shudder at, shrink from, from ab- away from + horrēre to bristle, shudder] | |
| ab'horrer | |
| —n | |
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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).
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