aborrire

Italian

Etymology

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From Latin abhorrēre, present active infinitive of abhorreō, derived from ab- (“from, away from”) +‎ horreō (“tremble; dread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.borˈri.re/
• Hyphenation: a‧bor‧rì‧re

Verb

aborrire

1. (transitive) to abhor, to detest, to loathe.

   Synonyms: (literary) abominare, detestare, (literary) esecrare, odiare, (literary) sprezzare

   Antonyms: adorare, amare, ammirare

   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso, Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XXVI, pages 467–468, lines 70–75:

     E come a lume acuto si disonna ¶ per lo spirto visivo che ricorre ¶ a lo splendor che va di gonna in gonna, ¶ e lo svegliato ciò che vede aborre, ¶ si nescïa è la sùbita vigilia ¶ fin che la stimativa non soccorre

     And as at some keen light one wakes from sleep by reason of the visual spirit that runs unto the splendour passed from coat to coat, and he who wakes abhors what he sees, so all unconscious is his sudden waking, until the judgment comes to his aid

2. Template:indtr To be averse (to).

   Synonyms: fuggire, rifuggire

   aborrire dalla vista del sangue ― to be averse to the sight of blood

Derived terms

• aborrimento
• aborritore

Related terms

• orrire

References

• aborrire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana