Abhor

ahd-5
  • transitive verb. To regard with horror or loathing; detest.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Literally, to shrink back from with horror or dread; hence, to regard with repugnance; hate extremely or with loathing; loathe, detest, or abominate: as, to abhor evil; to abhor intrigue.
  • To fill with horror and loathing; horrify.
  • Synonyms Hate, Abhor, Detest, etc. See hate.
  • To shrink back with disgust, or with fear and shudderings.
  • To be antagonistic; be averse or of opposite character: with from.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with.
  • transitive verb. To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.
  • transitive verb. To fill with horror or disgust.
  • transitive verb. To protest against; to reject solemnly.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.
  • verb. To protest against; to reject solemnly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. find repugnant
  • Word Usage
    "Most women I am sure would abhor me -- yes, Dorcas -- _abhor_ me. '"
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    admire  like  love  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    detest  hate  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Boer  Bohr  C4  Dior  Dore  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    verb-form