All 3 Uses of
abhor
in
The House of Mirth
- Trenor's face darkened to rage: her recoil of abhorrence had called out the primitive man.†
Chpt 1.13 *
- She seemed a stranger to herself, or rather there were two selves in her, the one she had always known, and a new abhorrent being to which it found itself chained.†
Chpt 1.13
- "—and though his abhorrence of the world in which he had seen her was too great for him to think of seeking her there, he was fully alive to the privilege of having her to look at and listen to while he lounged in Mattie Gormer's dishevelled drawing-room.†
Chpt 2.5
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.