Both Uses of
abhor
in
Ethan Frome
- Now she had mastered him and he abhorred her.
Chpt 7 *abhorred = hated or detested
- And the sweetness of Mattie's avowal, the wild wonder of knowing at last that all that had happened to him had happened to her too, made the other vision more abhorrent, the other life more intolerable to return to….†
Chpt 9
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.