abhorrence

English

Etymology

abhor +‎ -ence

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əbˈhɒɹ.n̩(t)s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈhɔɹ.n̩(t)s/, /æbˈhɑɹ.n̩(t)s/

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Noun

abhorrence (countable and uncountable, plural abhorrences)

1. (uncountable, countable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17^th century.]
   • 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 9, in Frankenstein‎^[1], archived from the original on 3 April 2012:

     My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.

   • 2018, Dr. Philip J. Budd, ‎David Allen Hubbard, ‎Glenn W. Barker, Numbers, volume 5, page 55:

     The recognition of what pollutes evidently reflects deep-seated abhorrences, whose cause and origin are difficult to discover.

2. (countable, obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II. [Late 17^th century.]
3. (countable) A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing. [Mid 18^th century.]
   • 2022, Sabine Dievenkorn, ‎Shaul Levin, [Re]Gained in Translation I: Bibles, Theologies, and the Politics of Empowerment, page 276:

     All of them are תובעות abhorrences or abominations, although “adultery and bestiality” are branded as “unclean” (אמט) activities. Because “homosexuality” is classified as one of the “abhorrences,” Milgrom believes the practice was “widespread."

Synonyms

• abhorrition

Related terms

Related terms

• abhor
• abhorred
• abhorrency
• abhorrent
• abhorrently
• abhorrer
• abhorrible
• abhorring

Translations

extreme aversion

• Bulgarian: отвращение (bg) (otvraštenie)
• Danish: afsky (da) c
• Dutch: afkeer (nl) m, afschuw (nl) m, afgrijzen (nl) n
• Esperanto: abomeno (eo), malamego
• Finnish: inho (fi), kammo (fi)
• French: aversion (fr) f, répulsion (fr) f, horreur (fr) m
• Georgian: ზიზღი (zizɣi)
• German: Abscheu (de) f, Ekel (de) m
• Irish: fuath f
• Persian: انزجار (fa) (enzejâr) (bookish), بیزاری (fa) (bizâri)
• Portuguese: aversão (pt) f, horror (pt) m, repugnância (pt) f
• Romanian: abhorare f, aversiune (ro) f, repugnanță (ro) f
• Russian: отвраще́ние (ru) n (otvraščénije), омерзе́ние (ru) n (omerzénije)
• Serbo-Croatian: gnušanje, mrskost (sh)
• Spanish: aborrecimiento (es) m, odio (es) m, repugnancia (es) f
• Swedish: avsky (sv) c
• Turkish: iğrenme (tr), tiksinme (tr)

loathsome person or thing

• Dutch: gruwel (nl) m, afgrijselijke zaak m
• Finnish: iljetys (fi)
• German: Ekel (de) n
• Swedish: styggelse (sv) c

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Ido: ^{(please verify)} abomino (io), ^{(please verify)} abomineso
• Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} abhorrimento
• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} avsky (no) c, ^{(please verify)} vemmelse c
• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} detestare (ro)
• Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} sự ghê tởm, ^{(please verify)} điều ghê tởm, ^{(please verify)} cái bị ghét cay ghét đắng