🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

aborrire

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aborrire

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Abhorred/əbˈhɔːrd/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Lei aborrisce l'idea di barare."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To regard with disgust and hatred.

    "She abhorred the idea of cheating on the exam."
  2. 2

    To detest or loathe something intensely.

    "He abhorred the violence depicted in the movie."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'abhorred' originates from the Latin 'abhorrere', meaning 'to shrink back from' or 'to shun'. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained the connotation of strong dislike or loathing, reflecting a deep emotional aversion.

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