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abhor

ab·hor

UK/əbˈhɔː/ US/əbˈɔː/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

find repugnant

  • “I loathe that man”
  • “She abhors cats”
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Origin

First attested in 1449, from Middle English abhorren, borrowed from Middle French abhorrer, from Latin abhorreō (“shrink away from in horror”), from ab- (“from”) + horreō (“stand aghast, bristle with fear”).

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