abhor

[ ab-hawr ]
/ æbˈhɔr /

verb (used with object), ab·horred, ab·hor·ring.

to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.

Origin of abhor

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin abhorrēre to shrink back from, shudder at, equivalent to ab- ab- + horrēre to bristle, tremble

OTHER WORDS FROM abhor

ab·hor·rer, noun su·per·ab·hor, verb (used with object), su·per·ab·horred, su·per·ab·hor·ring. un·ab·horred, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for abhorred

British Dictionary definitions for abhorred

abhor
/ (əbˈhɔː) /

verb -hors, -horring or -horred

(tr) to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject

Derived forms of abhor

abhorrer, noun

Word Origin for abhor

C15: from Latin abhorrēre to shudder at, shrink from, from ab- away from + horrēre to bristle, shudder