avsky — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abhor verb To hate or detest something intensely; to regard it with disgust.
- abhorrence noun Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing; a visceral revulsion toward something repugnant.
- abominate verb To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.
- abomination noun Something that causes intense disgust or hatred.
- detest verb To hate something or someone intensely.
- loathing noun A strong feeling of hatred or disgust.
Senses
avsky is used for these senses in English:
- abhor (transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- abhorrence (uncountable, countable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17th century.]
- abominate (transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- abomination (uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [from ca. 1350–1470]
- bête noire Someone or something that is unbearable and so particularly avoided or disliked; the bane of someone's existence; an object of aversion; an anathema.
- detest (transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
- loathing Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.
abhorrence — full definition
- noun Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing; a visceral revulsion toward something repugnant.
- noun An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
- noun A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.