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(ăb-hôr') 
tr.v., -horred, -hor·ring, -hors.
To regard with horror or loathing; detest: "The problem with Establishment Republicans is they abhor the unseemliness of a political brawl" (Patrick J. Buchanan).
tr.v., -horred, -hor·ring, -hors.
To regard with horror or loathing; detest: "The problem with Establishment Republicans is they abhor the unseemliness of a political brawl" (Patrick J. Buchanan).
[Middle English abhorren, from Latin abhorrēre, to shrink from : ab-, from; see ab-1 + horrēre, to shudder.]
abhorrer ab·hor'rer n.Roget's Thesaurus:
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Definition: regard with contempt or disgust
Antonyms: admire, adore, approve, cherish, desire, enjoy, like, love, relish
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IN BRIEF: To hate very much; to feel great fear, disgust, or hatred for something.
I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.
— Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930); Sherlock Holmes in the Sign of Four (1890)
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Abhor
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afsky, hade
Français (French)
v. tr. - abhorrer, exécrer
Deutsch (German)
v. - verabscheuen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απεχθάνομαι, αποστρέφομαι
Italiano (Italian)
aborrire, avere in orrore
Português (Portuguese)
v. - odiar, detestar, abominar
Русский (Russian)
питать отвращение, ненавидеть
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aborrecer, detestar, abominar, repudiar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avsky, hata
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
憎恶, 痛恨
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 憎惡, 痛恨
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 대단히 싫어하다, 거부하다
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يشمئز من, يمقت بشده
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - תיעב, סלד מ-
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