Definition of ABHOR

abhor

Verb

Verb Forms: abhorred, abhorring, abhors

  • To regard with disgust and hatred; to loathe.
  • find repugnant
    • "She abhors cats"
  • To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.
  • To fill with horror or disgust.
  • To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.
  • To protest against; to reject solemnly.
  • To feel horror, disgust, or dislike (towards); to be contrary or averse (to); construed with from.
  • Differ entirely from.

Examples

  • I abhor a rack full of nothing but the letter I.
  • I absolutely abhor being stuck in traffic jams.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1449, from Middle English abhorren, borrowed from Middle French abhorrer, from Latin abhorreō (“shrink away from in horror”), from ab- (“from”) + horreō (“stand aghast, bristle with fear”).

Scrabble Score: 10

abhor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
abhor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
abhor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

abhor: valid Words With Friends Word