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- Dictionaryabhorrent/əbˈhɒrənt/
adjective
- 1. inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant: "racism was abhorrent to us all"
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Abhorrent means morally very bad or repulsive. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences with synonyms and translations in different languages.
Abhorrent means causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred, or not agreeable or contrary. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of abhorrent.
causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome: an abhorrent deed. Synonyms: abominable, shocking. utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually followed by to ): abhorrent to reason. feeling extreme repugnance or aversion (usually followed by of ): abhorrent of waste.
Abhorrent means causing disgust, hatred, or extreme aversion. It can be followed by to, of, or from. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples from various sources.
Abhorrent means morally very bad or disgusting. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and find synonyms and related words in the Cambridge Dictionary.
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.”
abhorrent (to somebody) causing a strong feeling of hate, especially for moral reasons synonym repugnant. Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society.
