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• past participle of abhor.
• past tense form of abhor.

abhorred

American  

[ab-hawrd] / æbˈhɔrd /

adjective

1. regarded with extreme disgust or hatred; detested; loathed.

   Toothache is one of the most abhorred forms of bodily pain.

   After the first free election and the departure of the abhorred dictator, a ray of hope began to shine.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of abhor.

Other Word Forms

• unabhorred
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of abhorred

First recorded in 1530–40; abhor ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; abhor ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

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Example Sentences

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abhorred

Mr. Paul explained, then and many times afterward, that he abhorred racism and supported abolition of discrimination in all governmental activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Senators, Sandvine later announced that it would no longer work with Belarus, saying that it abhorred “the use of technology to suppress the free flow of information resulting in human rights violations.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

There was also a scientific reason that the vegetable came to be abhorred by many whose parents and grandparents had loved the vegetable.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2023

Her mother, Rose Mary Walls, was a hardy free spirit who hoped to succeed as a painter and abhorred the idea of bourgeois life.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2023

I felt the force of Claudius’s secret gaze compelling me to speak the words I abhorred.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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