What is the difference between hate and abhor?
hate | abhor |
An object of hatred.
Hatred.
(Internet, colloquial) Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
To dislike intensely or greatly.
(slang) To dislike intensely due to envy.
liver (organ of the body)
To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.
* 1611 , Romans 12:9, (w):
(transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To fill with horror or disgust.
* c. 1604 (William Shakespeare), Othello , act 4, scene 1:
To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.
(transitive, canon law, obsolete) To protest against; to reject solemnly.
* c. 1613 (William Shakespeare), Henry VIII , act 2, scene 4:
(obsolete) To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse;
* (Udall):
* (Milton):
(obsolete) Differ entirely from.
Abhor is a synonym of hate.
In transitive terms the difference between hate and abhor
is that hate is to dislike intensely or greatly while abhor is to turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.As a noun hate
is an object of hatred.hate
English
Noun
- One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
- He gave me a look filled with pure hate .
- There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Justin Bieber from his fans.
Verb
(hat)- I hate men who take advantage of women.
- Don't be hating my weave, girl, you're just jealous!
Synonyms
* abhor * despise * detest * loathe * See alsoAntonyms
* loveAlternative forms
*Noun
References
* Van den Berg, Rene (1991). "Preliminary Notes on the Cia-Cia Language," in Excursies in Celebes , pp. 305-324. ----abhor
English
(Webster 1913)Verb
(abhorr)- Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
- It does abhor me now I speak the word.
- I utterly abhor , yea, from my soul Refuse you for my judge.
- To abhor from those vices.
- Which is utterly abhorring from the end of all law.