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ALL meanings of abhor

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  • verb abhor If you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons. 3
  • verb abhor to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject 3
  • verb transitive abhor to shrink from in disgust, hatred, etc.; detest 3
  • verb with object abhor to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate. 1
  • noun abhor Regard with disgust and hatred. 1
  • transitive verb abhor detest 1
  • verb abhor (Transitive Verb) To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe. 0
  • verb abhor (Transitive Verb) OBS (impersonal) To fill with horror or disgust. 0
  • verb abhor (Transitive Verb) To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject. 0
  • verb abhor (Transitive Verb) (canon law, obsolete) To protest against; to reject solemnly. 0
  • verb abhor (Intransitive Verb) OBS To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; construed with from. 0
  • verb abhor (Intransitive Verb) OBS Differ entirely from. 0
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