abhor

Definition

To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.

Etymology

First attested in 1449, from Middle English abhorren, borrowed from Middle French abhorrer, from Latin abhorreō (“shrink away from in horror”), from ab- (“from”) + horreō (“stand aghast, bristle with fear”).

Example Sentences

• "I absolutely abhor being stuck in traffic jams."
• "Let loue bee without dissimulation: abhorre that which is euill, cleaue to that which is good."
• "Many vegetarians abhor the thought of killing animals to feed themselves and also the methods by which animals are slaughtered."

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