Abhor

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abhor \Ab*hor"\, v. i.
     To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be
     contrary or averse; -- with from. [Obs.] "To abhor from those
     vices." --Udall.
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           Which is utterly abhorring from the end of all law.
                                                    --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abhor \Ab*hor"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abhorred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Abhorring}.] [L. abhorrere; ab + horrere to bristle, shiver,
     shudder: cf. F. abhorrer. See {Horrid}.]
     1. To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror
        or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to
        detest to extremity; to loathe.
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              Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is
              good.                                 --Rom. xii. 9.
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     2. To fill with horror or disgust. [Obs.]
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              It doth abhor me now I speak the word. --Shak.
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     3. (Canon Law) To protest against; to reject solemnly. [Obs.]
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              I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul
              Refuse you for my judge.              --Shak.
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     Syn: To hate; detest; loathe; abominate. See {Hate}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abhor
       v : find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn:
            {loathe}, {abominate}, {execrate}]
       [also: {abhorring}, {abhorred}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "abhor":
     abominate, be hostile to, contemn, detest, disapprove of, disdain,
     disfavor, dislike, disrelish, execrate, hate, hold in abomination,
     loathe, mislike, not care for, scorn, scout, shudder at,
     utterly detest