ABHORRENCE


Meaning of ABHORRENCE in English

/ab hawr"euhns, -hor"-/ , n.

1. a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.

2. something or someone extremely repugnant or loathsome.

[ 1650-60; ABHORR(ENT) + -ENCE ]

Syn. 1. execration, detestation.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .