ABHOR
What does "ABHOR" mean?
To regard with disgust and hatred; to loathe.
Meanings
- To feel intense repugnance toward; to detest utterly. She abhors cruelty of any kind, even to insects. formal
Word origin
From Latin 'abhorrere' ('to shrink back from'), combining 'ab-' (away from) and 'horrere' (to shudder or bristle) - the same root as 'horror'.
Remember it
ABHOR contains 'horror' minus a letter - you abhor what fills you with horror.
A little poem
The skin draws away-
before the mind names the thing,
the body has fled.
haiku
Wordplay
- Nature abhors a vacuum - mostly because it never learned to do its own cleaning.
What it teaches
What you abhor most loudly is often the mirror you refuse to face.
Quick facts
What does ABHOR mean?
To regard with disgust and hatred; to loathe.
Is ABHOR a valid word?
Yes — ABHOR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ABHOR?
ABHOR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ABHOR come from?
From Latin 'abhorrere' ('to shrink back from'), combining 'ab-' (away from) and 'horrere' (to shudder or bristle) - the same root as 'horror'.
What can ABHOR teach us?
What you abhor most loudly is often the mirror you refuse to face.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.