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1
something or someone that is hated
- one of the changes in American society that remains a particular abhorrence of social conservatives
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2
a very strong dislike
- my firm abhorrence of all forms of hypocrisy
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“Abhorrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abhorrence. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of abhorrence was in 1592
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