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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.
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.
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 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...
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 (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.
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.
Abhorrent Definition. ăb-hôrənt, -hŏr- Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Disgusting, loathsome, or repellent. American Heritage. Causing disgust, hatred, etc.; detestable. An abhorrent crime. Webster's New World. Feeling repugnance or loathing. American Heritage. Feeling abhorrence.
Definition of abhorrent – Learner’s Dictionary. abhorrent. adjective. formal uk / əbˈhɒrənt / us. Add to word list Add to word list. morally very bad: an abhorrent crime. (Definition of abhorrent from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of abhorrent. in Chinese (Traditional) 令人憎惡的, 使人厭惡的, 可惡的… See more.
