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Definition of abhor verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

abhor

verb
abhor pronunciation English əbˈhɔː(r) abhor pronunciation American əbˈhɔːr
abhorring, abhorred
 
(not used in the progressive tenses) abhor something (formal) to hate something, for example a way of behaving or thinking, especially for moral reasons
Synonym
detest
, loathe