abhorrer
One who despises
One who abhors—who feels intense disgust or hatred toward something.
The word is rare, appearing mainly in historical or literary contexts: The abolitionists were abhorrers of slavery.
It emphasizes the depth of revulsion rather than mere disapproval.
Intense, settled disgust
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
detestation · aversion · animosity · hostility · contempt · disdain · scorn · repulsion
Unfavorable opinion expressed
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- denunciationFormal public accusation
opposition · resistance · refusal · renunciation · moral objection · conscientious objector
Loathsome, detestable thing
- anathemaIntensely detested thing
- bête noireDetested person or thing
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- outcastShunned, rejected person
untouchable · taboo · forbidden · unclean · impurity · corruption · vice · sin
loathing
Intense, settled disgust
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
revulsion · detestation · aversion · animosity · hostility · contempt · disdain · scorn · repulsion · antipathy
disapproval
Unfavorable opinion expressed
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
denunciation · opposition · resistance · refusal · renunciation · moral objection · conscientious objector
abomination
Loathsome, detestable thing
- anathemaIntensely detested thing
- bête noireDetested person or thing
- pariahRejected, shunned person
outcast · untouchable · taboo · forbidden · unclean · impurity · corruption · vice · sin · evil
abhorreradmirer
One who esteems another
adorer · lover · devotee · enthusiast · worshipper
abhorrent, abhorrence, abhorred, abhorring, abhorrences, abhorrently