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abhorrence
UK /əbˈhɒɹ.n̩(t)s/ US /æbˈhɔɹ.n̩(t)s/
noun 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
all
VERB + ABHORRENCE
distrust, share
ABHORRENCE + NOUN
fiend, truth, violence
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.
The recognition of what pollutes evidently reflects deep-seated abhorrences, whose cause and origin are difficult to discover.
2
An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
3
A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
All of them are תובעות abhorrences or abominations, although “adultery and bestiality” are branded as “unclean” (אמט) activities. Because “homosexuality” is classified as one of the “abhorrences,” Milgrom believes the practice was “widespread."
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — hate coupled with disgust
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.
Wiktionary02
The recognition of what pollutes evidently reflects deep-seated abhorrences, whose cause and origin are difficult to discover.
Wiktionary03
All of them are תובעות abhorrences or abominations, although “adultery and bestiality” are branded as “unclean” (אמט) activities. Because “homosexuality” is classified as one of the “abhorrences,” Mil
Wiktionary04
I yield to no one in abhorrence of violence.
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He has an abhorrence of snakes.
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I must needs do him that justice to declare, that I never observed in him but an abhorrence to all base things.
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