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. 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.

2. (obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II. [Late 17^th century.]
3. A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing. [Mid 18^th century.]

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