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abhorrence ‎(plural abhorrences)

1. Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17^th century.]^[1]
   • 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 9, in Frankenstein:

     My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.

2. (obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II. [Late 17^th century.]^[1]
3. A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing. [Mid 18^th century.]^[1]

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1. 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 4