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Word entry · 5 letters

abhor

Best crossword clue

"Detest intensely"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /əbˈhɔː/Part of speech verbSorted abhorStarts with AEnds with R2 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2B3H4O5R

Definitions

  1. 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Detest intensely5 letters
02Find utterly repugnant5 letters

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