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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 |
adverb + (v.)abhor
absolutely, apparently
(v.)abhor
+ adverb
indeed, nonetheless
(v.)abhor
+ noun
abortion, idea, institution, notion, play, politics, slavery, terrorism, thought, uncertainty, vacuum, violence, waste
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The word abhor
contains the following parts:
ab-, abs-
Latin
prefix
that means from, away from
  More about this word part:
Most words containing the prefix ab-
, abs-
are Latin loanwords, so the bases are Latin roots. ab-
becomes abs-
before bases beginning with "t," such as "tract."
Example words:
abbreviate, abbreviation, abdicate, abduct, aberrant, aberration, abhor, abject, abjure, ablate, ablation, abnormal, abolish, aborigine, abrade, abrasion, abrasive, abrupt, abscond, absence, absent, absolute, absolve, absorb, abstain, abstract, abnegate, abuse, abusive
horr, hor
Latin
root
that means tremble, bristle (as with fear)
Example words:
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