# abhorrible

CEFR C2 · Verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/abhorrible
Updated: 2026-05-18

## Definition

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

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

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