ABHORRENCE


Meaning of ABHORRENCE in English

ab ‧ hor ‧ rence /əbˈhɒrəns $ -ˈhɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal

a deep feeling of hatred towards something

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THESAURUS

▪ hatred an angry feeling of deep dislike for someone or something:

his hatred of violence

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It is easy to understand their hatred for the invaders of their country.

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racial hatred (=of people who belong to a different race)

▪ hate the angry feeling that someone has when they hate someone and want to harm them:

His mind was filled with hate and the desire for revenge.

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Her love for him turned to hate, and she tore up all his old letters.

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Thatcher became a hate figure for the left (=someone who many people hate) .

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His enemies started a hate campaign against him in the press.

▪ loathing a very strong feeling of hatred for someone or something that you think is extremely unpleasant:

I felt nothing but loathing for him after the way he’d treated me.

▪ animosity a feeling of hatred and anger that often makes people behave unpleasantly to each other:

The animosity between parents who are getting a divorce can often cause great suffering to their children.

▪ abhorrence formal a deep feeling of hatred towards something that you think is morally wrong or unpleasant:

the abhorrence of terrorism by all decent people

▪ contempt a feeling of hate towards someone or something you think does not deserve any respect at all:

She looked at him with contempt.

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I have nothing but contempt for these people.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.