Dictionary

abhorrence en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /æbˈhɔɹ.n̩(t)s/ (US)
• /əbˈhɒɹ.n̩(t)s/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /æbˈhɑɹ.n̩(t)s/ (US)

Etymology

From abhorrent + -ence.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing; a visceral revulsion toward something repugnant.
   • My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived. 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 9, in Frankenstein, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2012:
   • The recognition of what pollutes evidently reflects deep-seated abhorrences, whose cause and origin are difficult to discover. 2018, Dr. Philip J. Budd, David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker, Numbers, volume 5, page 55:
2. (countable, historical, obsolete) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
3. (countable) A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
   • All of them are תובעות abhorrences or abominations, although “adultery and bestiality” are branded as “unclean” (אמט) activities. Because “homosexuality” is classified as one of the “abhorrences,” Milgrom believes the practice was “widespread." 2022, Sabine Dievenkorn, Shaul Levin, [Re]Gained in Translation I: Bibles, Theologies, and the Politics of Empowerment, page 276:

Forms

Relateds

abhorred · abhorrent · abhorrer · abhorrently · abhorring · abhorrency · abhorrible · abhor

Synonyms

abhorrition

Translations (47)

ro abhorare (extreme aversion) · ro aversiune (extreme aversion) · fi kammo (extreme aversion) · cs odpor (extreme aversion) · es odio (extreme aversion) · cs odpornost (loathsome person or thing) · sh mrskost (extreme aversion) · pt aversão (extreme aversion) · fi inho (extreme aversion) · pt repugnância (extreme aversion) · fr répulsion (extreme aversion) · fa انزجار (extreme aversion) · nl afschuw (extreme aversion) · fa بیزاری (extreme aversion) · fr horreur (extreme aversion) · eo malamego (extreme aversion) · ru отвраще́ние (extreme aversion) · pt horror (extreme aversion) · fi iljetys (loathsome person or thing) · de Abscheu (extreme aversion) · bg отвращение (extreme aversion) · sv styggelse (loathsome person or thing) · el απέχθεια (extreme aversion) · de Ekel (extreme aversion) · de Ekel (loathsome person or thing) · nl gruwel (loathsome person or thing) · ru омерзе́ние (extreme aversion) · nl afkeer (extreme aversion) · es repugnancia (extreme aversion) · nl afgrijselijke zaak (loathsome person or thing) · da afsky (extreme aversion) · ro repugnanță (extreme aversion) · es aborrecimiento (extreme aversion) · sh gnušanje (extreme aversion) · tr tiksinme (extreme aversion) · sv avsky (extreme aversion) · eo abomeno (extreme aversion) · fr aversion (extreme aversion) · pl odraza (extreme aversion) · nl afgrijzen (extreme aversion) · ka ზიზღი (extreme aversion) · cs nenávist (extreme aversion) · hu undor (extreme aversion) · ga fuath (extreme aversion) · uk відра́за (extreme aversion) · tr iğrenme (extreme aversion) · mk презир (extreme aversion)