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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. One that is disgusting, loathsome, or repellent.
  2. n. A feeling of repugnance or loathing.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The act of abhorring; a feeling of extreme aversion or detestation; strong hatred.
  2. n. An expression of abhorrence. Specifically, an address presented in 1680 to Charles II. of England, expressing abhorrence of the Addressers (which see).
  3. n. That which excites repugnance or loathing: as, servility is my abhorrence. Synonyms Horror, hatred, detestation, repugnance, disgust, loathing, shrinking, antipathy, aversion.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Extreme hatred or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. hate coupled with disgust

Etymologies

  1. abhor +‎ -ence (Wiktionary)

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