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ab hor b- h r, abtransitive verb ab horred ab hor ring Middle English abhorren, from Latin abhorr re, from ab- + horr re to shudder more at HORROR 15th century

: to regard with extreme repugnance : LOATHE synonyms see HATE ab hor rer - h r-r noun

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