abhorrent

[ ab-hawr-uhnt, -hor- ]

/ æbˈhɔr ənt, -ˈhɒr- /

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adjective

causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome: an abhorrent deed.

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.

remote in character (usually followed by from): abhorrent from the principles of law.

Nearby words

abhenry, abhidhamma pitaka, abhominable, abhor, abhorrence, abhorrent, abia, abiathar, abib, abidance, abide

Origin of abhorrent

First recorded in 1610–20, abhorrent is from the Latin word abhorrent- (stem of abhorrēns, present participle of abhorrēre). See abhor, -ent

SYNONYMS FOR abhorrent

1 shocking, abominable.

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Related forms

ab·hor·rent·ly, adverbun·ab·hor·rent·ly, adverb

Can be confused

aberrant abhorrent

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Examples from the Web for abhorrent

But one description was abhorrent on a level far above politics: “Aspergery.”
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To be clear, what Peterson (allegedly) did is abhorrent and almost beyond comprehension.
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In that interview, Paul made it a point to frequently note how he finds discrimination “abhorrent.”
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But I have never met someone who actually confronts people for their abhorrent behavior after the workplace bullying is over.
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Still, the whole thing is so abhorrent that hardly anyone is waiting for the tape to be verified.
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Gillian had fled to her mother, entreating her to explain to her father that such jests were abhorrent to her.
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At the same time the doctrine of future rewards and punishments reached an abhorrent evolution.
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They received us kindly and fed us well only to devote us to the most abhorrent of deaths.
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These representations disclose the most abhorrent and execrable cruelties.
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I do not care to boast, you understand, and to be forced into self-praise is abhorrent to me.
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British Dictionary definitions for abhorrent

abhorrent

/ (əbˈhɒrənt) /

adjective

repugnant; loathsome

(when postpositive, foll by of) feeling extreme aversion or loathing (for)abhorrent of vulgarity

(usually postpositive and foll by to) conflicting (with)abhorrent to common sense

Derived Forms

abhorrently, adverb

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