mid-15c., from Latin abhorrere "shrink back from, have an aversion for, shudder at," from ab- "away" (see ab-) + horrere "tremble at, shudder," literally "to bristle [..]

  to horrify, disgust; to protest.

To dream that you abhor a person, denotes that you will entertain strange dislike for some person, and your suspicion of his honesty will prove correct. To think yourself held in abhorrence by others, predicts that your good intentions to others will subside into selfishness. For a young woman to dream that her lover abhors her, foretells that she [..]

(v) find repugnant

protest; disgust

(transitive) To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe. First attested from around (1350 to 14 [..]

lang=en 1600s=1678 |1800s=1818 * '''1678''' — . ''''. *: First, Thou must abhor his turning thee out of the way; and thine own consenting thereunto: because this is to reject the counsel of God for [..]