abhor
English
/əbˈhɔː(ɹ)/, /æbˈhɔɹ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.
- (transitive) To fill with horror or disgust.
- (transitive) To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.
- (transitive) To protest against; to reject solemnly.
- (intransitive) To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; .
- (intransitive) Differ entirely from.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English abhorren borrowed from Middle French abhorrer derived from Latin abhorreō (shrink away from in horror), horreō (tremble, dread, I stand erect, stand on end, shiver, bristle with fear, I am afraid, move shakily, I tremble, I stand on end, I shudder, stand aghast) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (bristle, surprised, stand erect, stiff).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰers-
Gloss
bristle, surprised, stand erect, stiff
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abhorrable English
- abhorration English
- abhorrence English
- abhorrency English
- abhorrent English
- abhorrently English
- abhorrer English
- abhorrest English
- abhorreth English
- abhorrible English
- abhorring English
- unabhorrent English
- *abhorriō Latin
- abhorreo Latin
- abhorreo, abhorrere Latin
- abhorreō Latin
- abhorrēns, abhorrēntis, abhorrens Latin
- abhorrēre Latin
- exhorreo Latin
- herna Latin
- hispidus Latin
- horrendus Latin
- horresco Latin
- horreō Latin
- horribilis Latin
- horridus Latin
- horrificus Latin
- horripilāre Latin
- horripilātiōnem Latin
- horripilātus Latin
- horror Latin
- inhorreo Latin
- obhorreo Latin
- perhorreo Latin
- aborrire Italian
- abhorrer French
- aburrimiento Spanish, Castilian
- aburrir Spanish, Castilian
- χέρσος Ancient Greek
- *pil- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰers- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰr̥s-éh₁-(ye)-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰórsōs Proto-Indo-European
- abhorren Middle English
- urrej Albanian
- urroj Albanian
- abhorrer Middle French
- ځیږ Pashto, Pushto