Meaning & use
Abhorred
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Regarded with intense disgust and hatred (past tense and past participle of "abhor").
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She abhorred cruelty in any form and always spoke out against it.
The dictator was abhorred by the very people he claimed to represent.
A note on using this word
From Latin "abhorrere," literally "to shrink back from in horror," reflecting the word's strong emotional force.
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