 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
abhor
verb: find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn:
{loathe}, {abominate}, {execrate}]
[also: {abhorring}, {abhorred}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
abhorred
See {abhor}
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Abhor \Ab*hor"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Abhorred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Abhorring}.] [L. abhorrere; ab + horrere to bristle, shiver,
shudder: cf. F. abhorrer. See {Horrid}.]
1. To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror
or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to
detest to extremity; to loathe.
Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is
good. --Rom. xii. 9.
2. To fill with horror or disgust. [Obs.]
It doth abhor me now I speak the word. --Shak.
3. (Canon Law) To protest against; to reject solemnly. [Obs.]
I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul
Refuse you for my judge. --Shak.
Syn: To hate; detest; loathe; abominate. See {Hate}.
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