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- Dictionaryabhorrent/əbˈhɒrənt/
adjective
- 1. inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant: "racism was abhorrent to us all"
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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.
1. : causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred : being so repugnant as to stir up positive antagonism. acts abhorrent to every right-minded person. 2. : not agreeable : contrary. a notion abhorrent to their philosophy. 3. a. : feeling or showing strong dislike or hatred. b. archaic : strongly opposed. abhorrently adverb. Synonyms. abominable.
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.”
adjective. 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. repugnant; loathsome. 2. (when postpositive, foll by of) feeling extreme aversion or loathing (for) abhorrent of vulgarity. 3. (usually postpositive and foll by to) conflicting (with) abhorrent to common sense. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of abhorrent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Abhorrent definition: causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome. See examples of ABHORRENT used in a sentence.
adj. 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.
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abhorrent. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ab‧hor‧rent /əbˈhɒrənt $ -ˈhɔːr-/ adjective something that is abhorrent is completely unacceptable because it seems morally wrong SYN repugnant abhorrent to The practice of killing animals for food is utterly abhorrent to me.
