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abhor

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ab·hor  (b-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).

[Middle English abhorren, from Latin abhorrre, to shrink from : ab-, from; see ab-1 + horrre, to shudder.]

ab·horrer n.

abhor
Verb
[-horring, -horred] to detest utterly [Latin abhorrere to shudder at]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.abhorabhor - find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
detest, hate - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"

abhor
verb hate, loathe, despise, detest, shrink from, shudder at, recoil from, be repelled by, have an aversion to, abominate, execrate, regard with repugnance or horror << OPPOSITE love
Translations
abhor [əbˈhɔːʳ] vtaborrecer, abominar (de)

abhor [əbˈhɔːʳ] vtabhorrer, exécrer

abhor [əbˈhɔːʳ] vtverabscheuen

abhor [əbˈhɔːʳ] vtaborrire

abhor
v abhor [əbˈhoː]
to hate very much The headmaster abhors violence. verfoei يَكْرَه، يَمْقُت ненавиждам nenávidět, ošklivit si afsky verabscheuen απεχθάνομαι, αποστρέφομαι detestar, aborrecer jälestama نفرت داشتن kammota abhorrer לְתַעֵב घृणा करना gnušanje utál membenci hafa viðbjóð á detestare, aborrire ひどく嫌う 혐오하다 šlykštėtis, neapkęsti sajust riebumu, pretīgumu benci verafschuwen avsky brzydzić się detestar a detesta питать отвращение protiviť sa sovražiti gnušati se avsky เกลียดชัง nefret etmek 憎惡;痛恨 відчувати відразу; ненавидіти نفرت کرنا ghét cay ghét đắng
n abˈhorrence [-ˈho-]
verfoeiing كَرَاهِيَة، مَقْت отвращение ošklivost; hrůza afsky der Abscheu απέχθεια, αποστροφή abominación, aversión jälestus تنفر kammo horreur תִּיעוּב घृणा zaziranje irtózás kengerian viðbjóður avversione 嫌悪 혐오 šlykštėjimasis riebums; pretīgums membenci afschuw avsky wstręt aversão oroare, dezgust отвращение hrôza, des odpor gnušanje avsky, fasa ความชิงชัง nefret 憎惡 огида, відраза نفرت ، گھن sự ghê tởm
adj abˈhorrent [-ˈho-]
(withto) hateful Fighting was abhorrent to him. verfoeilik مَكْرُوه، مَقِيت отвратителен odporný afskyelig verhaßt απεχθής, αποκρουστικός detestable, aborrecible vastumeelne نفرت انگیز vastenmielinen odieux (à) מְתוֹעָב घृणित mrzak iszonyatos menjijikkan andstyggilegur disgustoso, odioso ひどくいやな 혐오감을 자아내는 atgrasus riebīgs, pretīgs menjadi kebencian weerzinwekkend avskyelig odrażający detestável detestat ненавистный odporný, protivný zoprn odvratan motbjudande, förhatlig น่าชิงชัง iğrenç, tiksindirici 可惡的 огидний, відразливий مکروہ ، قابلِ نفرت ghê tởm


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Everywhere in the world the devotees of each local faith abhor the devotees of every other, and abstain from murder only so long as they dare not commit it.
My understanding is at length restored, and teaches no less to abhor the artifices which had subdued me than to despise myself for the weakness on which their strength was founded.
You, my creator, abhor me; what hope can I gather from your fellow creatures, who owe me nothing?
 
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