All 4 Uses
abhor
in
Medea, by Euripides
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- B. Why weariest them this day, Wild heart, for the bed abhorred, The cold bed in the clay?†
*abhorred = hated or detested
- Lo, I have reasoned with myself apart And chidden: " Why must I be mad, O heart Of mine: and raging against one whose word Is wisdom: making me a thing abhorred To them that rule the land, and to mine own Husband, who doth but that which, being done, Will help us all to wed a queen, and get Young kings for brethren to my sons?†
- O abhorred!†
- Thou wife in every age Abhorred, blood-red mother, who didst kill My sons, and make me as the dead: and still Canst take the sunshine to thine eyes, and smell The green earth, reeking from thy deed of hell; I curse thee!†
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)