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, adjectiveWords nearby abhor
abgatha,
abh,
abhenry,
abhidhamma pitaka,
abhominable,
abhor,
abhorrence,
abhorrent,
abia,
abiathar,
abib
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, nounWord Origin for abhor
C15: from Latin
abhorrēre to shudder at, shrink from, from
ab- away from +
horrēre to bristle, shudder