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abhor

[ab-hawr]

verb (used with object)

abhorred, abhorring 
  1. to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.

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abhor

/ əˈɔː /

verb

  1. (tr) to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject

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Other Word Forms

  • abhorrer noun
  • superabhor verb (used with object)
  • ˈǰ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abhor1

First recorded before 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin ǰŧ “to shrink back from, shudder at,” equivalent to ab- ab- + ǰŧ “to bristle, tremble”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abhor1

C15: from Latin ǰŧ to shudder at, shrink from, from ab- away from + ǰŧ to bristle, shudder
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Synonym Study

See hate.
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Example Sentences

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In a statement, a UC spokesperson said the university “abhors antisemitism and is diligently working to address, counter and eradicate it in all its forms across the system.”

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Lineker said he had "stood up for minorities and humanitarian issues, and against all forms of racism all of my life, including, of course, antisemitism, which I absolutely abhor".

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The Met Gala is not a perfect establishment, but by refuting it entirely, its critics are no better than the artless, ahistorical fascists they purport to abhor.

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For all of the Closet’s viral success, Criterion’s executives seem to abhor talking about it as a marketing tool.

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He openly abhorred same-sex relationships, but never went as far as changing the constitution or the law to make them illegal.

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