Definition of "abhor" in English

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.