Abhorred
[əb'hɔː]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Abhor
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Examples
- In the midst of my pain of heart and frantic effort of principle, I abhorred myself. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- To agitate him thus deeply, by a resistance he so abhorred, was cruel: to yield was out of the question. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I pitied Frankenstein; my pity amounted to horror: I abhorred myself. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Cursed be the day, abhorred devil, in which you first saw light! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Abhorred spot! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I perceived, as the shape came nearer, (sight tremendous and abhorred! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Abhorred monster! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Yes: my good father abhorred hurry. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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