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- DictionaryAb·hor·rent/əbˈhôrənt/
adjective
- 1. inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant: "racial discrimination was abhorrent to us all"
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.
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.
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.
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.
Abhorrent describes something truly horrible like finding a dead rat in your soup, but something aberrant is just abnormal, like a cat in a pink fedora. Continue reading...
abhorrent (to somebody) causing a strong feeling of hate, especially for moral reasons synonym repugnant. Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society.
1. causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome. an abhorrent deed. 2. (usually fol. by to) utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict. abhorrent to reason. 3. (usually fol. by of) feeling extreme repugnance or aversion. abhorrent of waste.
