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abhor
(redirected from abhorred)

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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 [əbˈhɔː]
vb -hors, -horring, -horred
(tr) to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject
[from Latin abhorrēre to shudder at, shrink from, from ab- away from + horrēre to bristle, shudder]
abhorrer  n
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 He was a man who abhorred violence.
like, love, enjoy, admire, relish, adore, cherish, delight in
Translations
abhor [əbˈhɔːʳ] VTaborrecer, abominar

abhor [æbˈhɔːr] vt
(= detest) [+ violence, terrorism, hypocrisy, racism] → abhorrer, exécrer; [+ person] → abhorrer, exécrer
nature abhors a vacuum → la nature a horreur du vide

abhor

abhor [əbˈhɔːʳ] vtaborrire, provare orrore per

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,痛恨 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 kammottava odieux (à) מְתוֹעָב घृणित mrzak iszonyatos menjijikkan andstyggilegur disgustoso, odioso ひどくいやな 몹시 싫은 atgrasus riebīgs, pretīgs menjadi kebencian weerzinwekkend avskyelig odrażający detestável detestat ненавистный odporný, protivný zoprn odvratan motbjudande, förhatlig น่าชิงชัง iğrenç, tiksindirici 令人憎惡或痛恨的 огидний, відразливий مکروہ ، قابلِ نفرت ghê tởm


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