abhorrence

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English

Etymology

abhor +‎ -ence

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əbˈhɒɹ.n̩(t)s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈhɔɹ.n̩(t)s/, /æbˈhɑɹ.n̩(t)s/
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Noun

abhorrence (countable and uncountable, plural abhorrences)

  1. Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
    • 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 9, in Frankenstein‎, archived from the original on 3 April 2012:
      My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.
  2. (obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
  3. A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abhorrence”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
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