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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.
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.
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.”
If something is abhorrent to you, you hate it very much or consider it completely unacceptable. [ formal ] Racial discrimination is abhorrent to my council and our staff.
Abhorrent definition: causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome. See examples of ABHORRENT used in a sentence.
Abhorrent Definition. ăb-hôrənt, -hŏr- Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Disgusting, loathsome, or repellent. American Heritage. Causing disgust, hatred, etc.; detestable. An abhorrent crime. Webster's New World. Feeling repugnance or loathing. American Heritage. Feeling abhorrence.
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.
Jul 10, 2024 · (archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed. [Late 16th century.][1] abhorrent thoughts. Contrary to something; discordant. [Mid 17th century.][1] Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually fol. by to): abhorrent to reason. feeling extreme repugnance or aversion (usually fol. by of): abhorrent of waste. remote in character (usually fol. by from): abhorrent from the principles of law.
