Definitions
To hate, detest, or find something intensely repugnant.
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“I absolutely abhor being stuck in traffic jams.”
“Let loue bee without dissimulation: abhorre that which is euill, cleaue to that which is good.”
“Many vegetarians abhor the thought of killing animals to feed themselves and also the methods by which animals are slaughtered.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Detest intensely”5 letters
02“Find utterly repugnant”5 letters
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