abhorrence
IPA: ʌbhˈɔrʌns
noun
- Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
- (obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
- A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
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Examples of "abhorrence" in Sentences
- That abhorrence is not our club's crest.
- Abhorrence was a Finnish death metal band.
- There is abhorrence, also ambivalence and contradiction.
- Such language is inconsistent with Stevens' abhorrence of chiche.
- That is because they know the population shares their abhorrence.
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