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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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
He added, though, “I very much abhorred Jan. 6. There’s no cause for violence.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
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
Founded in 1909 by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, futurists glorified technology and abhorred political and artistic movements that were rooted in historical tradition.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2022
He was too scared and too chicken to act, and he abhorred the deep-down feeling of relief in himself, for this must mean, surely, thank God, it signaled the end of the affair.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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