abhor

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. verb find repugnant

Etymology

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

loathe, abominate, execrate

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