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Word: abhor (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Verb:

  • intransitive|obsolete To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with ''from''.
  • transitive|canon law|obsolete To protest against; to reject solemnly.
  • transitive|obsolete To fill with horror or disgust.
  • transitive To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.

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