abhor
Recoil from viscerally
To abhor something is to regard it with intense disgust or moral revulsion.
Stronger than dislike or even hate, abhor suggests a visceral recoiling: She abhors cruelty to animals.
The adjective abhorrent describes what provokes this reaction: an abhorrent act.
Feel strong aversion
- loatheIntensely dislike
- despiseHate with contempt
- abominateHate deeply, viscerally
- execrateDespise and denounce
shun · spurn · reject · eschew · recoil · condemn · denounce · revile
Intense hostile aversion
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- detestationIntense, thorough hatred
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
disgust · contempt · aversion · antipathy · animosity · hostility · enmity · malice
detest
Feel strong aversion
execrate · shun · spurn · reject · eschew · recoil · condemn · denounce · revile · repudiate
hatred
Intense hostile aversion
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- detestationIntense, thorough hatred
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
repugnance · disgust · contempt · aversion · antipathy · animosity · hostility · enmity · malice · spite
nausea
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- recoilBackward force from discharge
revulsion · sickening · revolting · stomach-turning · cringe · wince · flinch · distaste · queasiness · horror
abomination
Loathsome, detestable thing
atrocity · monstrosity · outrage · obscenity · affront · offense · eyesore · plague · scourge · pariah