abhor

Etymology

First attested in 1449, from Middle English abhorren, borrowed from Middle French abhorrer, from Latin abhorreō (“shrink away from in horror”), from ab- (“from”) + horreō (“stand aghast, bristle with fear”).

verb

1. (transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.
   I absolutely abhor being stuck in traffic jams
2. (transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To fill with horror or disgust.
3. (transitive) To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.
4. (transitive, canon law, obsolete) To protest against; to reject solemnly.
5. (intransitive, obsolete) To feel horror, disgust, or dislike (towards); to be contrary or averse (to); construed with from.
6. (intransitive, obsolete) Differ entirely from.