| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To detest, loathe, abominate, hate or execrate.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb abhor.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (abhor) | 1. Find repugnant; "She abhors cats".[Wordnet]. 2. To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.[Websters]. 3. To fill with horror or disgust.[Websters]. 4. To protest against; to reject solemnly.[Websters]. 5. To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: abhorring, abhorred, abhors, abhorrer, abhorrers, abhorringly and abhorredly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun | 1. Detestation.[Websters]
2. Object of abhorrence.[Websters]. | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ABHORRING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ABHORRING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Having great aversion, detesting. As a noun, it is used in Isaiah lxvi, for the object of hatred - "An abhorring to all flesh.". Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] An object of abhorrence. (references) | 2: [Noun] Detestation. (references) | 3: [Verb] Present participle of abhor. (references) |
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