abhor

  • 21abhor — v. 1) (G) he abhors being idle 2) (K) she abhors his smoking * * * [əb (h)ɔː] (G) he abhors being idle (K) she abhors his smoking …

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  • 22abhor — ab|hor [ əb hɔr ] verb transitive FORMAL to dislike something very much, especially when you think it is immoral: She abhors violence …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23abhor — ab·hor || É™b hɔː v. hate, detest, dislike …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 24abhor — [əb hɔ:] verb (abhors, abhorring, abhorred) regard with hatred; detest. Derivatives abhorrer noun Origin ME: from L. abhorrere, from ab away from + horrere to shudder …

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  • 25abhor — v. a. Hate, abominate, detest, loathe, nauseate, shrink from, recoil from, revolt at, shudder at, view with horror …

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  • 26abhor — verb abhorred, abhorring (transitive not in progressive) formal to hate a kind of behaviour or way of thinking, especially because you think it is morally wrong: Some genuinely abhorred slavery, others were simply convinced by the economic… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27abhor — v 1. abominate, execrate, loathe, shudder at; despise, detest, feel aversion toward, hate, dislike; view with horror, shrink from; be nauseated by, not be able to stomach. 2. disdain, scorn, contemn, spurn, look down upon, shun …

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  • 28abhor — ab·hor …

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  • 29abhor — verb Syn: hate, detest, loathe, despise, regard with disgust, shudder at; formal abominate Ant: love, admire …

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  • 30abhor — ab•hor [[t]æbˈhɔr[/t]] v. t. horred, hor•ring to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest; loathe • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L abhorrēre to shrink back from, shudder at =ab ab +horrēre to bristle, tremble ab•hor′rer, n. syn: See …

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