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1. (v.t.) abhor
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest; loathe.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L abhorrēre to shrink back from, shudder at =ab-ab - +horrēre to bristle, tremble)
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1. (verb) abhor, loathe, abominate, execrate
find repugnant
"I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
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1. (verb) abhor
to shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe
2. (verb) abhor
to fill with horror or disgust
3. (verb) abhor
to protest against; to reject solemnly
4. (verb) abhor
to shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with
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Sense: to hate very much
The headmaster abhors violence.
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 Afrikaans: verfoei |
 Arabic: يَكْرَه، يَمْقُت |
 Bulgarian: ненавиждам |
 Brazilian: detestar |
 Czech: nenávidět, ošklivit si |
 German: verabscheuen |
 Danish: afsky |
 Greek: απεχθάνομαι, αποστρέφομαι |
 Spanish: detestar, aborrecer |
 Estonian: jälestama |
 Farsi: نفرت داشتن |
 Finnish: kammota |
 French: abhorrer |
 Hebrew: לְתַעֵב |
 Hindi: घृणा करना |
 Croatian: gnušanje |
 Hungarian: utál |
 Indonesian: membenci |
 Icelandic: hafa viðbjóð á |
 Italian: detestare, aborrire |
 Japanese: ひどく嫌う |
 Korean: 혐오하다 |
 Lithuanian: šlykštėtis, neapkęsti |
 Latvian: sajust riebumu, pretīgumu |
 Malay: benci |
 Dutch: verafschuwen |
 Norwegian: avsky |
 Polish: brzydzić się |
 Persian: نفرت داشتن |
 Pashto: كركه لرل |
 Portuguese: detestar |
 Romanian: a detesta |
 Russian: питать отвращение |
 Slovak: protiviť sa |
 Slovenian: sovražiti |
 Serbian: gnušati se |
 Swedish: avsky |
 Thai: เกลียดชัง |
 Turkish: nefret etmek |
 Taiwanese: 憎惡，痛恨 |
 Ukrainian: відчувати відразу; ненави |
 Urdu: نفرت کرنا |
 Vietnamese: ghét cay ghét đắng |
 Chinese: 憎恶，痛恨 |
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