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abhorrible

v.
C2 Proficiency ab·hor·ri·ble Archaic
Definition

v. to hate something very strongly. You use this word when you feel something is so bad that it makes you sick or angry.

v. to regard with extreme hatred or intense dislike. Often used in literary or formal contexts to describe a moral or aesthetic revulsion.


Origin

From abhor + -ible.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Last updated May 18, 2026