What does "borne" mean?
Hi,
I'm not sure what the 'borne' mean in this context.
Can I see "it" as "the child"?
"Whenever she expressed loathing for the child, the mother was instantly plunged into such a chasm of self-recrimination and despair that she felt it just could not be borne."
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“Borne” is the past participle of “to bear.’’ The primary meaning is “to support” or “to hold up,” but in your sentence it means “to endure” or “to have a tolerance for.”’
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"borne" means: to handle, to take, to accept, to carry.
Like a backpack is meant to be "borne" around the shoulders or on the back.
In the statement written, it could also be written as "...she felt it just could not be taken".
--the idea is the woman could not take the despair.
Does this help?
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also....the "it" is referring to "despair"
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