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    abhorrent
    /əbˈhɒrənt/

    adjective

    • 1. inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant: "racism was abhorrent to us all"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABHORRENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › abhorrentAbhorrent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ABHORRENT is causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred : being so repugnant as to stir up positive antagonism. How to use abhorrent in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABHORRENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › abhorrentABHORRENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Abhorrent definition: causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome. See examples of ABHORRENT used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABHORRENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. repugnant; loathsome. 2.(whenpostpositive, foll by of) feeling extreme aversion or loathing (for) abhorrent of vulgarity. 3.(usuallypostpositive and foll by to) conflicting (with) abhorrent to common sense. Collins English Dictionary.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › abhorrentAbhorrent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.”

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › abhorrentAbhorrent - definition of abhorrent by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionabhorrent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of abhorrent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishABHORRENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    ABHORRENT definition: morally very bad: . Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › abhorrentabhorrent - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

    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.