abhor

UK: /æbˈhɔː^r/ US: /æbˈhɔr/ ,(ab hôr′)

Inflections of 'abhor' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

abhors

v 3rd person singular

abhorring

v pres p

abhorred

v past

abhorred

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ab•hor /æbˈhɔr/   v. [ not: be + ~-ing; ~ + obj], -horred, -hor•ring. 

1. to hate very much;
   detest:
   Gandhi abhorred violence all his life.

ab•hor•rence /æbˈhɔrəns, -ˈhɑr-/  n. [uncountable] See -horr-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ab•hor  (ab hôr′), v.t., -horred, -hor•ring. 

1. to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion;
   detest utterly;
   loathe;
   abominate.

• Latin abhorrēre to shrink back from, shudder at, equivalent. to ab- ab- + horrēre to bristle, tremble
• late Middle English 1400–50

ab•hor′rer, n. 
Synonyms

despise. See hate. 

Antonyms

love, admire.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

abhor / əbˈhɔː/ verb ( -hors, -horring, -horred)

1. (transitive) to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin abhorrēre to shudder at, shrink from, from ab- away from + horrēre to bristle, shudder

abˈhorrer noun