abhor
pronunciation
How to pronounce abhor in British English:
UK [əbˈhɔː(r)]
How to pronounce abhor in American English:
US [əbˈhɔːr]
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- Verb:
- find repugnant
Word Origin
- abhor
- abhor: [15] Abhor comes from Latin abhorrēre, which literally meant ‘shrink back in terror’ (from the prefix ab- ‘away’ and horrēre ‘tremble’ – which also gave English horror and horrid). The word used to have this intransitive meaning ‘be repelled’ in English too, but the transitive usage ‘loathe’ (which was probably introduced from Old French in the 15th century) has completely taken its place.=> horrid, horror
- abhor (v.)
- mid-15c., from Latin abhorrere "shrink back from, have an aversion for, shudder at," from ab- "away" (see ab-) + horrere "tremble at, shudder," literally "to bristle, be shaggy," from PIE *ghers- "start out, stand out, rise to a point, bristle" (see horror). Related: Abhorred; abhorring.
Antonym
Example
- 1. We abhor the creeping delegitimisation and demonisation of israel .
- 2. But investors abhor a vacuum .
- 3. He continues to abhor markets .
- 4. Yet purists abhor these synthetic pretenders .
- 5. Institutions , regulators and bureaucrats abhor the very idea of muddling through .