as in to hate
to dislike strongly
abhors the way people leave their trash at the picnic sites in the park
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In the 1960s, King's Christian vision for the nation was at odds with a competing vision from Black leaders like Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam—and Black separatists and Black nationalists who abhorred King's vision of an America where Blacks and whites would one day live side by side in peace.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Adored and abhorred in equal measure, the movie became a cult favorite, playing at midnight screenings in art houses across the country; no less a figure than Stanley Kubrick proclaimed it one of his favorite films.
—Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
That’s human nature—people abhor income reductions even more than vacuums!
—Peter Ubel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Writing off vast swaths of Americans fuels trends most of the nation abhors.
—Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Adored and abhorred in equal measure, the movie became a cult favorite, playing at midnight screenings in art houses across the country; no less a figure than Stanley Kubrick proclaimed it one of his favorite films.
—Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
That’s human nature—people abhor income reductions even more than vacuums!
—Peter Ubel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Writing off vast swaths of Americans fuels trends most of the nation abhors.
—Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for abhor
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“Abhor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abhor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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