abhor
verb
ab·hor
| \ əb-ˈhȯr
, ab-\
, ab-\
abhorred;
abhorring
Definition of abhor
: to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
abhorred violence
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Other Words from abhor
abhorrer
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noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for abhor
Synonyms
abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe
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Examples of abhor in a Sentence
We believe we know that Americans abhor extremes and mistrust ideology.
— David Frum, Atlantic, March 1995
I abhor latter-day, modishly camp take-offs of my cherished boyhood heroes and heroines (Little Orphan Annie, Wonder Woman, Invisible Scarlet O'Neil).
— Mordecai Richler, New York Times Book Review, 3 May 1987
He abhorred grandiosity. When he came to New York to revise his manuscripts and galley proofs, he would hole up in a little cubicle on the attic floor of the old 52nd Street mansion that went by the name of Random House.
— Norman Cousins, Saturday Review, April 1981
abhors the way people leave their trash at the picnic sites in the park
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Fisher, like Herman and like just about every other modern football coach, claims to abhor (at worst) and tolerate (at best) the attention and the scrutiny that accompany a lofty national ranking these days. — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, "For Texas and A&M, newfound belief brings newfound pressure," 27 Aug. 2019 Every fiber within my being absolutely abhors pool parties. — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, "Pool parties are soul-crushing spectacles of half-naked strangers posing next to an artificial swamp," 5 Aug. 2019 Many Indonesian planters would abhor this semiwilderness, worrying the understory would compete with oil palm trees for water and nutrients. — Dyna Rochmyaningsih, Science | AAAS, "Courting controversy, scientists team with industry to tackle one of the world’s most destructive crops," 11 July 2019 Shooting the skateparks from a single angle would have required a wide-angle fisheye lens, which Zaki abhors. — Michael Hardy, WIRED, "You've Never Seen Skateparks Like This Before," 1 July 2019 Once Trump became president, McConnell and McGahn — allies who abhor campaign finance limits and have sought to dismantle Washington’s regulatory framework — formed an early partnership to place ideological soul mates on the bench. — Joan Biskupic, Washington Post, "The partisan players transforming the Supreme Court," 21 June 2019 As a result, many of those who defend Moro and Bolsonaro, or who simply abhor Lula and progressive politics, are already trying to discount The Intercept’s reporting as the work of unscrupulous ideologues. — Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, "The Conspiracy to Discredit Brazil’s Left," 10 June 2019 What about a growing segment of Americans who loathe or abhor the current president, who fear ever-mounting trends as irreversible, who are plotting an exit strategy — heading for Ireland, Spain, England, wherever? — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, "Jane Fonda heads to Dallas, which bears a connection to a turning point in her Oscar-winning career," 2 July 2019 The internet abhors a vacuum, and thus churns out more #content than anyone could ever acknowledge. — Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, "MTV's 'Most Meme-Able Moment' Honors Internet Culture—Barely," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'abhor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for abhor
abhor
verb
ab·hor
| \ ab-ˈhȯr
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abhorred;
abhorring
Kids Definition of abhor
: to dislike very much : loathe
He abhorred the idea of eating live worms …— Brian Jacques, Redwall
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