Abhor: meaning, definitions and examples

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abhor

 

[ ษ™bหˆhษ”ห ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

strong feeling

to regard with disgust or hatred; to loathe; to detest

Synonyms

despise, detest, hate, loathe

Examples of usage

  • She abhors the sight of blood.
  • He abhors violence in any form.
Context #2 | Verb

formal

to reject something very strongly

Synonyms

reject, repudiate, shun

Examples of usage

  • The government abhors any form of discrimination.
  • She abhors the idea of war.

Translations

Translations of the word "abhor" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น aborrecer

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค˜เฅƒเคฃเคพ เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช verabscheuen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ membenci

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะตะฝะฐะฒะธะดั–ั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ brzydziฤ‡ siฤ™

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅซŒใ† (kirau)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท abhorrer

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ abominar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท nefret etmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ˜์˜คํ•˜๋‹ค (hyeomohada)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠูƒุฑู‡ (yakrah)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ hnusit se

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ neznรกลกaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅŽŒๆถ (yร nwรน)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ gnusiti se

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hata

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถะตะบ ะบำฉั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒ˜แƒซแƒฃแƒšแƒ•แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ (sidzulvili)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ iyrษ™nmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ abominar

Etymology

The word 'abhor' originated from the Middle English word 'abhoren', which in turn came from the Old English word 'abhorian'. The prefix 'ab-' means 'away', and 'horian' is related to 'hore', meaning 'filth'. Therefore, 'abhor' originally meant 'to shrink back with horror, to regard with extreme repugnance'. Over time, the meaning evolved to its current form of 'to regard with disgust or hatred'.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #21,923, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.