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abhor

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abhor /əbˈhɔː , əˈbɔː /
▸ verb
( abhors, abhorring, abhorred)
[with object] regard with disgust and hatred:
he abhorred sexism in every form.
– DERIVATIVES
abhorrer noun
– ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin abhorrere, from ab- ‘away from’ + horrere ‘to shudder’.