abhor
/əbˈhɔː(r)/verb
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घृणा करना, नफ़रत करना
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verb
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[T] ~ sth formal
to hate something, for example a way of behaving or thinking, especially for moral reasons
घृणा करना, नफ़रत करना
- Gandhiji abhorred violence of every kind.
- I abhor cruelty to animals.
- Most people abhor cruelty towards children.
+ 2 more examples
- She abhors dishonesty in any form.
- Teachers abhor cheating in examinations.
◇Word family
abhorrence nounabhorrent adj.
AaSpelling
ab·hor
With a silent-sounding h (not 'abor'); the forms abhorred and abhorring double the r; the adjective abhorrent (morally disgusting), the noun abhorrence.
h के साथ ('abor' गलत है); forms abhorred और abhorring में r दोहराया जाता है; adjective abhorrent (नैतिक रूप से घृणित), noun abhorrence।
?Which word?
Keep the hate words in order of strength: dislike, hate, detest, loathe, abhor, abominate.
घृणा के शब्द तीव्रता के क्रम में याद रखिए: dislike, hate, detest, loathe, abhor, abominate।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Nature abhors a vacuum.'
कहावत 'Nature abhors a vacuum'।