Definition of "abhorrence"

abhorrence

/əbˈhɒɹ.n̩(t)s/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural abhorrences
1. Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
  Quotations
  My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.
  1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 9, in Frankenstein‎, archived from the original on 3 April 2012
2. (obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
3. A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.