abhorred
Americanadjective
verb
Other Word Forms
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
Example Sentences
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The public both abhorred and adored the scandal.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
He was a political progressive who abhorred radicalism, an antimonopolist who recognized the inevitability of large corporations and chose to regulate rather than ban them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
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
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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