abhorred

Meanings

• verb

  feel intense hatred or disgust for something

• verb

  detest, loathe, or hate something

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with abhorred
borrowed , sorrowed

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Variants

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abhor , abhorred , abhorrer , abhorrers , abhorring , abhors

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Forms

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abhorredly, abhorrence

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to drive away' or 'to shun'. Derived from Old French abhorrer, from ab- 'away' + horreo 'recoil'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'abhorred' appears in William Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth.'

2. The opposite of 'abhorred' is 'adored'.

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Related Concepts

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1. hatred: A strong feeling of dislike or intense hostility towards someone or something.

2. loathing: A feeling of deep disgust or hatred.

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Quotes

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1. We believe we know that Americans "abhor" extremes and mistrust ideology.

   - David Frum,{it}Atlantic{/it},March 1995

2. He "abhorred" grandiosity. When he came to New York to revise his manuscripts and galley proofs, he would hole up in a little cubicle on the attic floor of the old 52nd Street mansion that went by the name of Random House.

   - Norman Cousins,{it}Saturday Review{/it},April 1981

3. I "abhor" latter-day, modishly camp take-offs of my cherished boyhood heroes and heroines (Little Orphan Annie, Wonder Woman, Invisible Scarlet O'Neil).

   - Mordecai Richler,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},3 May 1987

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Culture

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The word 'abhorred' has been used in various literary works to convey intense feelings of hatred or disgust. For instance, in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart,' the narrator abhors the old man's eye.

How to Memorize "abhorred"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person or thing that you intensely dislike and visualize yourself driving them away or shunning them.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'abhorred' with strong negative emotions, such as hatred or disgust.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase, such as 'A Bad Hate Reveals Old Repugnance' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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