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- pronunciation:
b
hor
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
abhors, abhorring, abhorred |
definition: |
to regard with intense loathing or horror; detest.
They abhor the practice of dog fighting and are trying to put a stop to it.He abhorred the work he had to do at the slaughterhouse.She abhorred visiting her old aunt in the nursing home, but she forced herself to do it.[verb + gerund
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- synonyms:
- abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe
- antonyms:
- admire, love
- similar words:
- deride, disdain, dislike, scorn, spurn
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related words: |
mind |
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