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avsky

Pronunciation: /ˌɑːʋˈʃyː/

“avsky” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. disgust, loathing (an intense dislike for something)

verb

  1. to disgust (cause an intense dislike for something)
  2. to detest, loathe

Etymology

Calque of German Abscheu; from surface analysis, av- + sky. Compare Danish afsky, Swedish avsky, and Dutch afschuw.

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