All 3 Uses
abhor
in
Othello, the Moor of Venice
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- 'Sblood, but you will not hear me:—If ever I did dream of such a matter, Abhor me.†
Scene 1.1abhor = hate or detest
- abhor the Moor
Scene 2.1 *
- I cannot say "whore,"—It does abhor me now I speak the word; To do the act that might the addition earn Not the world's mass of vanity could make me.†
Scene 4.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(abhor) to hate or detest somethingSynonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
As compared to "hate", "despise", or "loathe", "abhor" is often chosen to indicate moral revulsion. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)