Meaning & use
abhors
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Regards something with disgust and hatred; detests intensely (the third-person singular of 'abhor').
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She abhors dishonesty in any form.
The community abhors violence against children.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'abhorrere,' literally 'to shrink back from in horror.'
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