ABHOR


Meaning of ABHOR in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.