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Definition of abhorrence noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

abhorrence

noun

NAmE//əbˈhɔrəns//

, NAmE//əbˈhɑrəns//

[uncountable, singular] (formal)

a feeling of strong hatred, especially for moral reasons He had an abhorrence of waste of any kind.

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