1
as in detestation
something or someone that is hated
one of the changes in American society that remains a particular abhorrence of social conservatives
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2
as in hatred
a very strong dislike
my firm abhorrence of all forms of hypocrisy
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Recent Examples of abhorrence
The ambivalence of André and his parents was culturally unexceptional, but Simone’s abhorrence wasn’t.
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Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
To assume that liberalism is the only system that can justify or explain an abhorrence of bigotry is to ignore a wealth of moral traditions that are at least equally formative.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
My reaction to Elon Musk's post was absolute abhorrence.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2023
Nearly all of the lawmakers urging humanitarian considerations have included vociferous reiterations of their support for the Jewish state and their abhorrence of Hamas.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
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Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
To assume that liberalism is the only system that can justify or explain an abhorrence of bigotry is to ignore a wealth of moral traditions that are at least equally formative.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
My reaction to Elon Musk's post was absolute abhorrence.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2023
Nearly all of the lawmakers urging humanitarian considerations have included vociferous reiterations of their support for the Jewish state and their abhorrence of Hamas.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abhorrence
Noun
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Much of Trump’s detestation of the Hollywood establishment is of course performative, one more nemesis to cast in his Sorkinian screenplay.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Between the lines: Many undecideds are painfully trying to balance their sense of obligation with their detestation for Trump, as USA Today first detailed on Thursday.—
Erin Doherty,
Axios,
14 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Democrats, blinded by their hatred of him, have ignored this.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Debra Messing, who has produced a new documentary on (horseshoe-theory) antisemitism called October 8, has been one of Hollywood’s few intensely admirable exceptions, calling out anti-Jewish hatred with a fierce constancy over the past 16 months.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Republicans are comparably less inclined to see it as an enemy than are Americans overall.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Cozzi, from Rush University Medical Center, described the MMR vaccine as a shield and measles as an enemy trying to pierce the shield with arrows.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Stirring up antipathy is always going to be an occupational hazard for people who study misinformation, rumors, pseudoscience and quackery.—
F.D. Flam,
The Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2024
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During Donald Trump's first four years in office, Kennedy Center officials were forced to walk a public tightrope between the tradition of the president attending the ceremony and the open antipathy toward Trump from multiple honorees.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2024
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Over the years, however, her devil-may-care approach has mutated into an inability to accept any criticism, real or imagined, and view it as unfounded hate or maliciousness against the chaos of her life.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
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Finally, there was some hate as Canada and the United States, two longtime hockey rivals, met in the winner-take-all final.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This phobia can be addressed with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure therapy guided by a professional.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Similarly, a 2019 study in JAMA Psychiatry followed 579 New Zealand children over three decades and found that children exposed to lead were more likely to grow up to have anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, or substance abuse issues.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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And that’s not even getting into the AI abomination that this movie does to the soul (and visage) of the late Ian Holm. 46.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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City Council members and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are calling the NYPD’s gang database a civil rights abomination that must be obliterated.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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What’s worse is how this environment breeds an aversion to the type of risk that allowed Hackman — or even Bogart and Cagney for that matter — to find a place on the big screen.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
1 Mar. 2025
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The former field hockey star also expressed her aversion to extravagant birthday parties for babies.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Abhorrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abhorrence. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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