abhor

find repugnant

To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.

Gk. ἀβορεῖν - to hate

“He began to abhor the sight and touch of the paper, for it struck division cold as death between him and his darling.”

— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith

Yemi, a food critic in Stockholm, abhorred herring. At a fancy dinner, every dish boasted the fish. As forks clinked, Yemi's face grew paler than the cod. When dessert revealed itself as herring pie, Yemi bolted, leaving only an echo of "Never the twain shall meet!

Niamh's eyes narrowed as she approached the Charles Bridge, her nose twitching at the sharp scent of fish from a nearby market. At that moment, a vendor tossed a mangled fish head into the murky Vltava River, and Niamh abhorred not only the sight but also the careless disrespect for Prague's historic charm.

“Much of Poe's work coincided with themes that readers of his day found appealing, though he often professed to abhor the tastes of the majority of the people who read for pleasure in his time.”