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abhorrence
  1. Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17th century.]
  2. (obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II. [Late 17th century.]
  3. A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing. [Mid 18th century.]
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “Suddenly she spoke, and he could detect the fear, horror, and absolute abhorrence in her tone of voice.”
      “I also want to discourage polyphobia, or the abhorrence of polygamy, that is circulating in our schools, communities, and legislature.”
      “His abhorrence of presumed criminal accomplices within the black robed fraternity has been well scripted.”
abhorrer
  1. One who abhors. [Early 17th century.]
  2. (capitalized) A nickname given in the early 17th century to signatories of addresses of a petition to reconvene parliament, addressed to Charles II. [Early 17th century.]
  3. Examples:
    1. “At last, the vigor and courage of one Stowel of Exeter, an abhorrer, put an end to the practice.”
      “Thus, chiefly through the efforts of this lover of peace and abhorrer of war, the art of maiming and killing became ever more efficient.”
      “Hate, detester, abhorrer. Enemy, ennemi. With her tongue curled over her lip, she copied them in her notebook, then made them into sentences.”
abhorring
  1. Detestation. [Mid 16th century.]
  2. A detested thing. [Mid 16th century.]
abhorration
  1. Something abhorrent; an abomination.
abhorrations
  1. plural of abhorration
abhorrences
abhorrings
  1. plural of abhorring
abhorrers
  1. plural of abhorrer
  2. Examples:
    1. “Watchers are notorious pencil sharpeners, ribbon changers, plant waterers, home repairers and abhorrers of messy rooms or messy pages.”
      “Allowing companies to choose their compliancy would satisfy both adorers and abhorrers of the law.”
      “With such notoriety, however, come both admirers and abhorrers.”
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