abhorrence
/əbˈhɔːɹəns/uhb-HAW-ruhns
/əbˈhɔɹəns/uhb-HAW-ruhns
Meaningthe act of shuddering away
Common meaning: hatred
- abaway, off
- horrto bristle; to shudderLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 864 · scan
- encenoun ending: doing, or the condition that results
‘away, off’ + ‘to bristle’ → abhorrence
Journey through time
- Latinhorreō‘to bristle’
- Englishabhor‘to hate deeply’
- Englishformed in English from abhorabhorrence‘hatred’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from abhor + -ence.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ABHOR, p.4 · scan
Roots
- horreō Latin “to bristle; to shudder”
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