abhorred

American

[ab-hawrd] / æbˈhɔrd /

adjective

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.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of abhor.

Other Word Forms

unabhorred adjective

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

By the late-19th century, “Grub Street” had become a generic term for ambitious, worldly—and mostly talentless—writers, everything the classicist Gissing abhorred.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 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

He is so beloved that many people in that world who abhorred the Astros for their cheating find themselves rooting for Baker.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022

The laughter died away, when a well-known and abhorred voice, apparently close to my ear, addressed me in an audible whisper, “I am satisfied, miserable wretch! You have determined to live, and I am satisfied.”

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

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