abhor

abhor
abhor verb. Infl. -rr-. LME
[Latin abhorrere, from ab AB- + horrere stand aghast. Partly from French abhorrer.
1. verb trans. Regard with disgust and hatred. LME
Pope My soul abhors to stay. R. C. Trench To abhor evil is to have it in moral detestation
2. verb trans. Cause horror or disgust to. Usu. impers. in (it) abhors etc. M16-E17
Shakespeare Othello It does abhor me
3. verb intrans. Shrink with horror or repugnance from. M16-M17
4. verb intrans. Differ entirely from. M16-L17
Evelyn Abhorring from the genuine and rational sense of the text
abhorred adjective (a) detested; (b) rare horrified: L16
abhorrer noun (a) a person who abhors; (b) English History a person who signed an address of abhorrence: E17
abhorrible adjective (now rare or obsolete) detestable M17
abhorring noun = ABHORRENCE 1, 3 M16.
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abhor
[T not in progressive] formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: abhorrere, from ab- 'away' + horrere 'to shake in fear'
to hate a kind of behaviour or way of thinking, especially because you think it is morally wrongrn::I abhor discrimination of any kind.





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