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abhor Definition

ab·hor (ab hôr, əb-)

transitive verb abhorred -·horred′, abhorring -·hor′·ring

to shrink from in disgust, hatred, etc.; detest

Etymology: ME abhorren < L abhorrere < ab-, away, from + horrere, to shudder: see horrid

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abhor

v.

abhor Usage Examples

Object

  • vacuum: The human spirit, like the rest of nature, abhors a vacuum.
  • violence: They are people who abhor violence, people who seek peace.
  • kind: I've sent an email to the person in question, as I abhor this kind of dissing other people.
  • racism: If you abhor Nazism, and if you abhor racism, then you will be making a difference.

Adjective complement

  • most: Bjorn Lomborg has committed the crime that religious fanatics abhor most, apostasy.

Modifying Another Word

  • particularly: I particularly abhor the kind of sloppiness that comes over even perfectly literate people when confronted with a email message.
  • not: Thou having taken upon Thee to deliver man: didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
  • all: We should all abhor the illegal importing of fish, as they pose a great risk of disease to our existing fish stocks.
  • absolutely: I absolutely abhor raw market forces being applied to crofting.

Present participle complement

  • bully: Jakeways spoofing Notting Hill mums: " I abhor bullying.

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