Definition of abhor

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ab·hor    (b-hôr) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ab·horred , ab·hor·ring , ab·hors

To regard with horror or loathing; detest: "The problem with Establishment Republicans is they abhor the unseemliness of a political brawl" (Patrick J. Buchanan).

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English abhorren, from Latin abhorrre, to shrink from : ab-, from ; see ab- ¹ + horrre, to shudder

OTHER FORMS:
ab·horrer (Noun)

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