abhorrent
Origin of abhorrent
Synonyms for abhorrent
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despicable, repulsive, loathsome, detestable, execrable, offensive, revoltingExamples from the Web for abhorrent
Contemporary Examples of abhorrent
But one description was abhorrent on a level far above politics: “Aspergery.”
To be clear, what Peterson (allegedly) did is abhorrent and almost beyond comprehension.
Adrian Peterson’s ‘Whooping’ and Ray Rice’s Knockout Are Both Domestic ViolenceRobert Silverman
September 13, 2014
In that interview, Paul made it a point to frequently note how he finds discrimination “abhorrent.”
But I have never met someone who actually confronts people for their abhorrent behavior after the workplace bullying is over.
Still, the whole thing is so abhorrent that hardly anyone is waiting for the tape to be verified.
Historical Examples of abhorrent
To defraud, to cheat, to wrong, had at one time been most abhorrent to her nature.
I am so eager to do well that the mere thought of failing is abhorrent.
War Letters of a Public-School BoyPaul Jones.
And her behavior, to a man to whom scenes were abhorrent, proved trying in the extreme.
The GeniusMargaret Horton Potter
As it was, his motives were as abhorrent, as his methods were foolish and contemptible.
My Bondage and My FreedomFrederick Douglass
To have done the deed, and yet not to reap the profit, would be too abhorrent a failure.