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The synonyms of “Abhorrence” are: abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium, hate, dislike, distaste, resentment, aversion, hostility, ill will, ill feeling, bad feeling
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “abhorrence” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| abomination | A thing that causes disgust or loathing. A Calvinist abomination of indulgence. |
| aversion | The act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away. My dog s pet aversion is visitors particularly males. |
| bad feeling | That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency. |
| detestation | A detested person or thing. Wordsworth s detestation of aristocracy. |
| dislike | A thing to which one feels aversion. I know all his likes and dislikes. |
| distaste | A feeling of intense dislike. His mouth twisted with distaste. |
| execration | Hate coupled with disgust. |
| hate | The emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action. Richard s pet hate is filling in his tax returns. |
| hostility | The feeling of a hostile person. Their hostility to all outsiders. |
| ill feeling | An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining. |
| ill will | An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining. |
| loathing | A feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred. The thought filled him with loathing. |
| odium | General or widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of their actions. He incurred widespread odium for military failures and government corruption. |
| resentment | Bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly. Some people harbour resentments going back many years. |
| abhor | Regard with disgust and hatred. She abhors cats. |
| abhorrent | Inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant. An abhorrent deed. |
| abominate | Find repugnant. They abominated the very idea of monarchy. |
| abomination | A person who is loathsome or disgusting. Concrete abominations masquerading as hotels. |
| acrimony | A rough and bitter manner. The AGM dissolved into acrimony. |
| anathema | A detested person. The Pope laid special emphasis on the second of these anathemas. |
| animosity | Strong hostility. He no longer felt any animosity towards her. |
| animus | A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility. The author s animus towards her. |
| antipathy | A feeling of intense dislike. His fundamental antipathy to capitalism. |
| aversion | The act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away. They made plain their aversion to the use of force. |
| detest | Dislike intensely. She detests politicians. |
| detestation | A detested person or thing. Wordsworth s detestation of aristocracy. |
| detested | Treated with contempt. |
| disfavor | The state of being out of favor. He is in disfavor with the king. |
| disgust | A feeling of revulsion or strong disapproval aroused by something unpleasant or offensive. They were disgusted by the violence. |
| dislike | Have or feel a dislike or distaste for. My dislike of him was instinctive. |
| displeasure | Annoy; displease. Not for worlds would I do aught that might displeasure thee. |
| execrate | Find repugnant. They were execrated as dangerous and corrupt. |
| execration | An appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group. |
| hate | Have a strong aversion to (something. Two separate polls confirmed he is hated by the public. |
| hatred | The emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action. Racial hatred. |
| loathe | Find repugnant. I loathe that man. |
| loathing | A feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred. The thought filled him with loathing. |
| misanthrope | Someone who dislikes people in general. Scrooge wasn t the mean spirited misanthrope most of us believe him to be. |
| misanthropic | Believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others. A misanthropic drunken loner. |
| odium | Hate coupled with disgust. He incurred widespread odium for military failures and government corruption. |
| repellent | Able to repel a particular thing; impervious to a particular substance. Water repellent nylon. |
| repelling | Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. |
| repugnant | Given to stubborn resistance. A by law must not be repugnant to the general law of the country. |
| umbrage | Shade or shadow, especially as cast by trees. She took umbrage at his remarks. |
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