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abhorrence

 
Dictionary: ab·hor·rence   (ăb-hôr'əns, -hŏr'-) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that is disgusting, loathsome, or repellent.
  2. A feeling of repugnance or loathing.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: The act of detesting extremely.

pronunciation I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence. — Frederick Douglass (1817-1895)

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: hate coupled with disgust
  Synonyms: abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - afsky, væmmelse, had, foragt

Nederlands (Dutch)
gruwel, afschuw

Français (French)
n. - horreur, aversion, répulsion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abscheu

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απέχθεια, αποστροφή, βδέλυγμα

Italiano (Italian)
orrore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - repugnância (f)

Русский (Russian)
отвращение, омерзение

Español (Spanish)
n. - aborrecimiento, odio, aversión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avsky, fasa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
厌恶, 嫌恶, 最讨厌的东西, 痛恨

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 厭惡, 嫌惡, 最討厭的東西, 痛恨

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 증오, 질색인 것

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 憎悪, 大嫌いなもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقت, إشمئزاز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תועבה, תיעוב, דבר דוחה‬


 
 
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