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“abhorring”
abhor (verb), abhors; abhorred; abhorring
1. To shrink away from in fear, disgust, or hatred; to detest, to hate: "The cat abhors the sound of fog horns because it hurts his ears."
2. To disapprove of or to reject something very strongly: "Kay's neighbor has always abhorred loud music because it causes him to have severe headaches."
2. To disapprove of or to reject something very strongly: "Kay's neighbor has always abhorred loud music because it causes him to have severe headaches."
"The family was abhorring the very thought of having to move again."
3. Etymology: from Latin abhorrere, "to shrink back from, to have an aversion for, to shudder at"; from ab-. "away" + horrere, "to tremble at, to shudder"; literally, "to bristle, to be shaggy".
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“abhorring”
abhor (ab HOR) (verb), abhors; abhorred; abhorring
1. Nature abhors (detests) a vacuum.
2. She abhors (hates) snakes.
3. To loathe or detest: "Anyone devoted to democratic ideals must abhor the idea of making distinctions on the basis of religion or race."
2. She abhors (hates) snakes.
3. To loathe or detest: "Anyone devoted to democratic ideals must abhor the idea of making distinctions on the basis of religion or race."
"I abhor people who are habitually late for appointments."
4. Abhor comes from Latin abhorrere, meaning "to shrink away" from something with one's hair standing on end while shuddering violently.The Romans used the word primarily for milder forms of detestation (strong dislike or hatred), just as people do now in modern times.
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