abhorrence

æbˈhɔːrəns

Definition

Definition of abhorrence - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotionstrong feeling of hatred or disgust

She felt abhorrence for the cruel treatment of animals.

detestation

hatred

loathing

objectperson or thing that is loathed

The dictator was an abhorrence to his people.

detestation

loathing

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Expressions with abhorrence

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have an abhorrence of

feel strong hatred or disgust for something

She has an abhorrence of cruelty to animals.

hold in abhorrence

feel strong hatred or disgust for someone or something

They hold in abhorrence all forms of cruelty.

Origin of abhorrence

Latin, abhorrere (to shudder away)

Examples of abhorrence in a sentence

The community's abhorrence towards pollution grew.
Her abhorrence for cruelty was well-known.
Pollution is an abhorrence to environmentalists.

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French:aversion, ...
German:Abscheu, Gräuel, ...
Italian:orrore, abominio, ...
Spanish:aborrecimiento, abominación, ...
Portuguese:repulsa, abominação, ...
Chinese:憎恶, 憎恶对象, ...
Japanese:嫌悪感, 忌み嫌われる存在, ...
Arabic:اشْمِئْزاز, مَكْرُوه, ...
Hebrew:תִּעוּב, מוּשָׂא תִּיעוּב, ...
Russian:отвращение, ненавистный объект, ...
Ukrainian:огида, ненависний об'єкт, ...
Hindi:घृणा, घृणास्पद वस्तु, ...
Bengali:বিতৃষ্ণা, ঘৃণ্য বস্তু, ...
Catalan:aversió, abominació, ...
Czech:odpor, ohavnost, ...
Danish:afsky, ...
Dutch:afschuw, gruwel, ...
Greek:απέχθεια, ...
Hungarian:irtózat, utálat tárgya, ...
Khmer:ការស្អប់ខ្ពើម, វត្ថុគួរឱ្យស្អប់ខ្ពើម, ...
Korean:혐오, 혐오의 대상, ...
Persian:انزجار, منفور, ...
Polish:wstręt, odraza, ...
Portuguese (BR):repulsa, abominação, ...
Romanian:repulsie, oroare, ...
Swedish:avsky, ...
Thai:ความรังเกียจ, สิ่งที่ถูกเกลียดชัง, ...
Turkish:nefret, nefret objesi, ...
Vietnamese:sự căm ghét, người bị ghét bỏ, ...

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