abhoring
Feeling intense revulsion
Abhoring is the present participle of abhor, meaning to regard with intense disgust or hatred.
When you are abhoring something, you find it utterly repugnant or morally offensive.
The word carries stronger negative feeling than simply disliking or avoiding: Abhoring violence of any kind, she refused to watch the news.
It appears most often in formal or literary contexts.
Intense, settled disgust
- despisingFeeling intense contempt for
- detestingFeeling extreme dislike
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- disgustIntense physical aversion
hatred · repugnance · aversion · contempt · disdain · recoiling · shuddering · repulsion
Expressing severe disapproval
- rejectingRefusing to accept
- denouncingPublicly declaring disapproval
- renouncingFormally abandoning a claim
- opposingStanding against something
shunning · spurning · refusing · disavowing · repudiating · disapproving · objecting · protesting
loathing
Intense, settled disgust
- despisingFeeling intense contempt for
- detestingFeeling extreme dislike
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
disgust · hatred · repugnance · aversion · contempt · disdain · recoiling · shuddering · repulsion · antipathy
condemning
Expressing severe disapproval
- rejectingRefusing to accept
- denouncingPublicly declaring disapproval
- renouncingFormally abandoning a claim
opposing · shunning · spurning · refusing · disavowing · repudiating · disapproving · objecting · protesting · decrying
recoiling
Jerking backward in reaction
- shrinkingDecreasing in dimension
- flinchingInvoluntary recoil response
- withdrawingRemoving or pulling away
grimacing · cringing · wincing · shuddering · gagging · retching · nauseated · sickened · revolted · repelled
abhoringadoring
Showing deep affection
loving · cherishing · admiring · treasuring · revering
abhoringendorsing
Publicly declaring approval
approving · championing · supporting · condoning · sanctioning