Abhor.
Synonyms:
| abominate, | dislike, | loathe, | scorn, |
| despise, | hate, | nauseate, | shun. |
| detest, | |||
Abhor is stronger than despise, implying a shuddering recoil, especially a moral recoil. "How many shun evil as inconvenient who do not abhor it as hateful." Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey xxvi, 297. [M.] Detest expresses indignation, with something of contempt. Loathe implies disgust, physical or moral. We abhor a traitor, despise a coward, detest a liar. We dislike an uncivil person. We abhor cruelty, hate tyranny. We loathe a reptile or a flatterer. We abhor Milton's heroic Satan, but we can not despise him.
Antonyms:
| admire, | crave, | esteem, | love, |
| approve, | desire, | like, | relish. |
| covet, | enjoy, | ||