abhorrence
Example Sentences
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She spat a word with such disdain, such loathing, such complete abhorrence, that, dear reader, even I flinched: “Greg.”
From Literature
The gingery hero of “Bookish” has an abhorrence of murder.
In general, we can say that police harbor a kind of natural abhorrence of protest because it's disorderly and policing is about the production of social order.
From Salon
The consultation which led to its introduction was supported, for example, by the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities which said that it enabled "society to signal its abhorrence of prejudice and hatred against identifiable groups."
From BBC
The vote confounded critics of O'Connor, who had previously expressed her personal abhorrence of abortion.
From BBC
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