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ABHORRENCE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does abhorrence mean?

• ABHORRENCE (noun)
The noun ABHORRENCE has 1 sense:

1. hate coupled with disgust

Familiarity information: ABHORRENCE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ABHORRENCE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Hate coupled with disgust

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

abhorrence; detestation; execration; loathing; abomination; odium

Hypernyms ("abhorrence" is a kind of...):

disgust (strong feelings of dislike)

hate; hatred (the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action)

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