Associations to the word «Abhor»
Noun
- Imagination
- Sacrifice
- Him
- Plague
- Vow
- Sake
- Sight
- Testimony
- Disguise
- Slave
- Heaven
- Truth
- Dominion
- Endeavour
- Persecution
- Purity
- Pride
- Notion
- Ignorance
- Wit
- Hail
- Suspicion
- Practice
- Fear
- Merit
- Heart
- Worse
- Necessity
- Torture
- Worship
- Thing
- Revenge
- Napoleon
- Faction
- Prophet
- Idea
- Nobles
- Passion
- Worm
- Thought
- Rage
- Lamb
- Faith
- Manner
- Judgment
- Couch
- Perhaps
- Enemy
- Tobacco
- Grief
- Follower
- Stranger
- Equity
- Ash
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
ABHOR, verb. (transitive) To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
ABHOR, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) (impersonal) To fill with horror or disgust. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the early 17th century.]
ABHOR, verb. (transitive) To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.
ABHOR, verb. (transitive) (canon law) (obsolete) To protest against; to reject solemnly.
ABHOR, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; construed with from. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
ABHOR, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) Differ entirely from. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 17th century.]
Dictionary definition
ABHOR, verb. Find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.