abhorrence
noun
Pronunciation: /əbˈhɔːrəns/
Definition
A strong feeling of hatred or disgust toward something.
Examples
He spoke of his abhorrence for violence with such intensity that everyone in the room went silent.
The politician expressed his total abhorrence of the new tax policy during the televised debate.
Many people feel a natural abhorrence toward spiders, even when they know they are harmless.
How to Use abhorrence
- abhorrence of (prepositional phrase)
- used to specify what is being hated — "He has a deep abhorrence of dishonesty in any form."
- express abhorrence (collocation)
- to state or show one's strong dislike — "The community leaders gathered to express their abhorrence of the crime."
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