(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
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I absolutely abhor being stuck in traffic jams.
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I have risked alienating some members with criticism of the war, reminding them, for example, that the Lord abhors our worship of the false gods of Western affluence, worldly power and high technology. I agree with Michael J. Easley, the senior pastor-teacher of Immanuel Bible Church in Springfield, when he says, "I think my 'job' is to clearly teach the Scriptures, not be persuaded by what may or may not be our people's views."
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2003 April 20, Henry G. Brinton, “A Congregation Divided”, in The Washington Post[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 January 2024[2]: