əbˈhȯ(ə)r, ab-, -ȯ(ə) transitive verb
( abhorred ; abhorred ; abhorring ; abhors )
Etymology: Middle English abhorren, from Latin abhorrēre, from ab- ab- (I) + horrēre to bristle, shiver, shudder — more at horror
1. : to regard with repugnance : detest extremely : loathe
they abhor the thought of going to war
2. obsolete : to fill with horror or disgust
mine own clothes shall abhor me — Job 9:31 (Authorized Version)
3. : to turn aside or keep away from especially in scorn : avoid , reject
the university should abhor mediocrity — Walter Moberly
Synonyms: see hate