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Definition of abhorrence
1a : the act or state of abhorring or despising something or someone a crime regarded with abhorrenceb : a feeling of strong repugnance or disgust : loathing an abhorrence of war
2 : something regarded as repugnant or disgusting Slavery is an abhorrence.
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Examples of abhorrence in a Sentence
one of the changes in American society that remains a particular abhorrence of social conservatives
my firm abhorrence of all forms of hypocrisy
Recent Examples of abhorrence from the Web
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Honda has made controlling volume simple with a dial on the center stack and an improved steering-wheel control, but the automaker’s abhorrence of buttons for tuning remains a mystery and a source of annoyance.
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Despite the president’s purported abhorrence for those within the government who leak news about the White House government to the press, nearly every story about the White House involves anonymous statements.
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Though Will’s abhorrence of Trump will go over well with those who spend their evenings with Chris Hayes, Rachel Maddow, and Lawrence O’Donnell, his opinions on topics such as climate change and rape probably won’t.
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Like a fair number of Trumpists, Bauerlein holds some beliefs that might have been expected to incline him toward #NeverTrump-ism, including an abhorrence of vulgarity.
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Like the tea parties, it was rooted in an abhorrence of taxation (with or without representation).
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But what is distinct is the way this push toward new technologies is matched with an abhorrence for the human body’s sheer squishy vulnerability in the face of steel and circuit.
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