The Desk Standard Dictionary of the English Language: Designed to Give the Orthography, Pronunciation, Meaning, and Etymology of About 80, 000 Words ... English-Speaking Peoples (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Syn: abominate, despise, detest, dislike, hate, loathe, nauseate, scorn, shun. Abhor is strenger than despise, im plying a shuddering recoil, especially a moral recoil. Detest expresses indignation, with something of contempt. Loathe implies disgust, physical or moral. We abhor a traitor, de spise a coward, detest a liar. We dislike an uncivil person. We abhor cruelty. Hate tyranny. We loathe a reptile or a natterer. We abhor Milton's heroic Satan. But we can not despise him. Compare abomination. - Ant.: admire, ap prove, covet, crave, desire, enjoy, esteem. Like, love, relish.

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