Both Uses of
abhor
in
David Copperfield
- 'And that,' said Rosa Dartle, 'is so strong a claim, preferred by one so infamous, that if I had any feeling in my breast but scorn and abhorrence of you, it would freeze it up.†
Chpt 49-51 *
- Deeply affected, and changed in a moment to the image of despair, Mr. Micawber regarded the serpents with a look of gloomy abhorrence (in which his late admiration of them was not quite subdued), folded them up and put them in his pocket.†
Chpt 52-54
Definition:
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(abhor) to hate or detest somethingeditor's notes: Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
As compared to "hate", "despise", or "loathe", "abhor" is often chosen to indicate moral revulsion.