abhor

ab·hor

transitive verb \əb-ˈhȯr, ab-\

ab·horredab·hor·ring

Definition of ABHOR

: to regard with extreme repugnance : loathe

— ab·hor·rer \-ˈhȯr-ər\ noun

Examples of ABHOR

1. <abhors the way people leave their trash at the picnic sites in the park>
2. We believe we know that Americans abhor extremes and mistrust ideology. —David Frum, Atlantic, March 1995
3. I abhor latter-day, modishly camp take-offs of my cherished boyhood heroes and heroines (Little Orphan Annie, Wonder Woman, Invisible Scarlet O'Neil). —Mordecai Richler, New York Times Book Review, 3 May 1987
4. He abhorred grandiosity. When he came to New York to revise his manuscripts and galley proofs, he would hole up in a little cubicle on the attic floor of the old 52nd Street mansion that went by the name of Random House. —Norman Cousins, Saturday Review, April 1981

Origin of ABHOR

Middle English abhorren, from Latin abhorrēre, from ab- + horrēre to shudder — more at horror

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to ABHOR

Synonyms

hate, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, loathe

Antonyms

love

Related Words

deplore, deprecate, disapprove (of), discountenance, disdain, disfavor, scorn

Near Antonyms

desire, fancy, favor, like, prefer; enjoy, relish; admire, adore, approve (of), esteem, hallow, idolize, revere, venerate, worship; cherish, prize, treasure

See Synonym Discussion at hate

Rhymes with ABHOR

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