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.
- Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To fill with horror or disgust.
- Verb. (transitive, canon law) To protest against; to reject solemnly.
- Verb. (intransitive, obsolete) To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with ''from''.
This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.