Abhorrers

/əbˈhɔːrərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of abhorrer; multiple people who feel or express intense hatred or disgust.

Etymology

Simple English pluralization of abhorrer with -s suffix, maintaining the Latin root abhorrere and the agent-forming suffix -er.

Kelly Says

Historically, 'abhorrers' became a real term—during the English Restoration, the 'Abhorrers' were political petitioners who expressed official horror at attempts to exclude the king's brother from succession, showing how this emotion word entered political language.

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