"abhor" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əbˈhɔː(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æbˈhɔɹ/ [General-American], /əbˈhɔɹ/ [General-American] Audio: en-uk-abhor.ogg [UK], en-us-abhor.ogg [US], en-ca-abhor.ogg [Canada], en-au-abhor.ogg [Australia] Forms: abhors [present, singular, third-person], abhorring [participle, present], abhorred [participle, past], abhorred [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], abhor [infinitive]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: First attested in 1449, from Middle English abhorren, borrowed from Middle French abhorrer, from Latin abhorreō (“shrink away from in horror”), from ab- (“from”) + horreō (“stand aghast, bristle with fear”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰers-}}, {{inh|en|enm|abhorren}} Middle English abhorren, {{der|en|frm|abhorrer}} Middle French abhorrer, {{der|en|la|abhorreō||shrink away from in horror}} Latin abhorreō (“shrink away from in horror”), {{prefix|la|ab|horreō|gloss1=from|gloss2=stand aghast, bristle with fear|nocat=1}} ab- (“from”) + horreō (“stand aghast, bristle with fear”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} abhor (third-person singular simple present abhors, present participle abhorring, simple past and past participle abhorred) Inflection templates: {{en-conj|old=1|stem=abhorr}}
  1. (transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: detest, disdain, loathe Synonyms (to regard as horrifying or detestable): hate Translations (to regard with horror or detestation): balfuu (Afan Oromo), στυγέω (stugéō) (Ancient Greek), ատել (atel) (Armenian), отвращавам се (otvraštavam se) (Bulgarian), гнуся се (gnusja se) (Bulgarian), avorrir (Catalan), 痛恨 (tònghèn) (Chinese Mandarin), verafschuwen (Dutch), walgen van (Dutch), gruwen van (Dutch), abomeni (Esperanto), malamegi (Esperanto), inhota (Finnish), avoir horreur de (French), abhorrer (French), verabscheuen (German), abhorrieren [formal] (German), תִּעֵב (ti'év) (Hebrew), घृणा करना (ghŕṇā karnā) [masculine, plural] (Hindi), irtózik (Hungarian), iszonyodik (Hungarian), viszolyog (Hungarian), gyűlöl (Hungarian), abominar (Ido), membenci (Indonesian), adhfhuathaigh (Irish), aborrire (Italian), abominare (Italian), 忌む (imu) (Japanese), abhorreō (Latin), abōminor (Latin), konekone (Maori), whakahouhou (Maori), avsky (Norwegian), aborrir (Occitan), czuć odrazę (Polish), nie cierpieć (Polish), abominar (Portuguese), detestar (Portuguese), abhora (Romanian), detesta (Romanian), urî (Romanian), disprețui (Romanian), ненави́деть (nenavídetʹ) (Russian), пита́ть отвраще́ние (pitátʹ otvraščénije) (Russian), gràinich (Scottish Gaelic), fuathaich (Scottish Gaelic), aborrecer (Spanish), detestar (Spanish), abominar (Spanish), avsky (Swedish), เกลียด (glìiat) (Thai), เกลียดชัง (glìat chang) (Thai), ชัง (chang) (Thai), ขยะแขยง (kae-ya-kae-yaeng) (Thai), nefret etmek (Turkish), морально ненавидіти (moralʹno nenavydity) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), گھرنا کرنا (ghŕṇā karnā) (Urdu), ghét cay ghét đắng (Vietnamese), cashau (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-abhor-en-verb-qIXED6Rg Disambiguation of Emotions: 36 21 1 10 31 1 Disambiguation of 'to regard as horrifying or detestable': 82 3 3 4 6 1 Disambiguation of 'to regard with horror or detestation': 60 22 3 1 11 2
  2. (transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To fill with horror or disgust. Tags: impersonal, obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-abhor-en-verb-HEWwQsEd Disambiguation of Emotions: 36 21 1 10 31 1
  3. (transitive) To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject. Tags: transitive Translations (to reject with disdain): verwerpen (Dutch), respinge cu dispreț (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-abhor-en-verb-TuVdZNdi Disambiguation of 'to reject with disdain': 27 5 35 24 6 4
  4. (transitive, canon law, obsolete) To protest against; to reject solemnly. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-abhor-en-verb-1nxzM0Hj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 4 12 33 16 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 5 14 35 14 15
  5. (intransitive, obsolete) To feel horror, disgust, or dislike (towards); to be contrary or averse (to); construed with from. Tags: intransitive, obsolete Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-abhor-en-verb-LaUWaLb6 Disambiguation of Emotions: 36 21 1 10 31 1
  6. (intransitive, obsolete) Differ entirely from. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-abhor-en-verb-L-aZgjdo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abhorrable, abhorration Related terms: abhorred, abhorrence, abhorrency, abhorrent, abhorrently, abhorrer, abhorrible, abhorring

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          "text": "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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          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "om",
          "lang": "Afan Oromo",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "balfuu"
        },
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          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
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          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "ատել"
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          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otvraštavam se",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "отвращавам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
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        {
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "avorrir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tònghèn",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "痛恨"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "verafschuwen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "walgen van"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "gruwen van"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "abomeni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "malamegi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "inhota"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "avoir horreur de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "abhorrer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "verabscheuen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "abhorrieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "stugéō",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "στυγέω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ti'év",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "תִּעֵב"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ghŕṇā karnā",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "tags": [
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            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "घृणा करना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "irtózik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "iszonyodik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "viszolyog"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "gyűlöl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "abominar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "membenci"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "adhfhuathaigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "aborrire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "abominare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "imu",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "忌む"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "abhorreō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "abōminor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "konekone"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "whakahouhou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "avsky"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "aborrir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "czuć odrazę"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "nie cierpieć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "abominar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "detestar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "abhora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "detesta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "urî"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "disprețui"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nenavídetʹ",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "ненави́деть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pitátʹ otvraščénije",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "пита́ть отвраще́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "gràinich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "fuathaich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "aborrecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "detestar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "abominar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "avsky"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "glìiat",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "เกลียด"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "glìat chang",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "เกลียดชัง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "chang",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "ชัง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "kae-ya-kae-yaeng",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "ขยะแขยง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "word": "nefret etmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 22 3 1 11 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "moralʹno nenavydity",
          "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
          "tags": [
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      "word": "balfuu"
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      "word": "отвращавам се"
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      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "гнуся се"
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      "word": "avorrir"
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      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "痛恨"
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      "word": "verafschuwen"
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      "word": "inhota"
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      "word": "avoir horreur de"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "iszonyodik"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "gyűlöl"
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      "word": "abominar"
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      "word": "membenci"
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      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "adhfhuathaigh"
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      "word": "aborrire"
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      "word": "abominare"
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      "word": "忌む"
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      "word": "abōminor"
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      "word": "konekone"
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      "code": "mi",
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    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "aborrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "czuć odrazę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "nie cierpieć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "abominar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "detestar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "abhora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "detesta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "urî"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "disprețui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nenavídetʹ",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "ненави́деть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pitátʹ otvraščénije",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "пита́ть отвраще́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "gràinich"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "fuathaich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "aborrecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "detestar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "abominar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "avsky"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "glìiat",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "เกลียด"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "glìat chang",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "เกลียดชัง"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "chang",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "ชัง"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kae-ya-kae-yaeng",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "ขยะแขยง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "nefret etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "moralʹno nenavydity",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "морально ненавидіти"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "ghŕṇā karnā",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "گھرنا کرنا"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "ghét cay ghét đắng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to regard with horror or detestation",
      "word": "cashau"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to reject with disdain",
      "word": "verwerpen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to reject with disdain",
      "word": "respinge cu dispreț"
    }
  ],
  "word": "abhor"
}

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