abhor (əbˈhɔː
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject
Alternative Forms
abˈhorrer nounWord Origin
C15: from Latin abhorrēre to shudder at, shrink from, from ab- away from + horrēre to bristle, shudderUsage examples
Actions I abhor... carried out for reasons I consider immoral.
, A Roomful of Birds - Scottish short stories 1990 (1990)The machines are kept running because you have raw materials waiting to be processed, and your managers abhor idle capacity.
Business Today (1998)Americans should abhor racism, in any form, for the same reason.
SA Star (2005)I am simply amazed that such a talented athlete could go so wrong and that he subjects himself to the scrutiny he claims to abhor.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Never forget that you owe your reputation to the same thing you claim to abhor in me.
, THE SECRETS OF JIN-SHEI (2004)