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- Dictionaryabhorrent/əbˈhɒrənt/
adjective
- 1. inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant: "racism was abhorrent to us all"
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The meaning of ABHORRENT is causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred : being so repugnant as to stir up positive antagonism. How to use abhorrent in a sentence.
adjective. formal uk / əˈbɒr. ə nt / us / æbˈhɔːr. ə nt / Add to word list. morally very bad: an abhorrent crime. Racism of any kind is abhorrent to me. Synonyms. disgusting. loathsome. nauseating. repellent. repugnant formal. repulsive. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. antichrist.
When you think of abhorrent, think of horror, as in something so vile and loathsome that you can only react to it in horror. In fact, the word abhorrent in Latin means “to recoil (back away) in horror.”
formal us / æbˈhɔːr. ə nt / uk / əˈbɒr. ə nt / Add to word list. morally very bad: an abhorrent crime. Racism of any kind is abhorrent to me. Synonyms. disgusting. loathsome. nauseating. repellent. repugnant formal. repulsive. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. antichrist.
1. causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome. an abhorrent deed. 2. (usually fol. by to) utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict. abhorrent to reason. 3. (usually fol. by of) feeling extreme repugnance or aversion. abhorrent of waste.
1. causing repugnance or aversion; detestable; loathsome: an abhorrent deed. 2. utterly opposed or in conflict; contrary (usu. fol. by to): abhorrent to reason. 3. feeling extreme repugnance or aversion (usu. fol. by of): abhorrent of waste. [1610–20; < Latin] ab•hor′rent•ly, adv.
1. causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome. an abhorrent deed. 2. (usually fol. by to) utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict. abhorrent to reason. 3. (usually fol. by of) feeling extreme repugnance or aversion. abhorrent of waste.
Abhorrent definition: causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome. See examples of ABHORRENT used in a sentence.
If something is abhorrent to you, you hate it very much or consider it completely unacceptable.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective abhorrent, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
