different between abhorrer vs abhorrence

English

Etymology

abhor +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?h??.??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æb?h??.?/

Noun

abhorrer (plural abhorrers)

1. One who abhors. [Early 17^th century.]
2. (historical, sometimes capitalized) A nickname given in the early 17^th century to signatories of addresses of a petition to reconvene parliament, addressed to Charles II. [Early 17^th century.]

Related terms

• abhor
• abhorred
• abhorrence
• abhorrency
• abhorrent
• abhorrently
• abhorrible
• abhorring

References

Anagrams

• harborer

French

Etymology

From Middle French abhorrer, borrowed from Latin abhorreo, abhorrere. Cf. also the Old French form avourrir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.b?.?e/

Verb

abhorrer

1. to abominate, to abhor, to loathe

Conjugation

Further reading

• “abhorrer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

[1327] Borrowed from Latin abhorr?re, present active infinitive of abhorre?. Displaced earlier avourrir.

Verb

abhorrer

1. to abhor

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

• French: abhorrer

English

Etymology

abhor +? -ence

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?h??.n?s/, /?b?h??.n?ts/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?b?h??.n?s/, /?b?h??.n?ts/, /?b?h??.n?s/, /?b?h??.n?ts/

Noun

abhorrence (countable and uncountable, plural abhorrences)

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

Synonyms

• abhorrition

Related terms

Translations

References