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abhors

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  1. To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.“I absolutely abhor being stuck in traffic jams”
  2. To fill with horror or disgust.
  3. To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.
  4. (canon law) To protest against; to reject solemnly.

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