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- Dictionaryabhorrent/əbˈhɒrənt/
adjective
- 1. inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant: "racism was abhorrent to us all"
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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.
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 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.
1. repugnant; loathsome. 2. (when postpositive, foll by of) feeling extreme aversion or loathing (for) abhorrent of vulgarity. 3. (usually postpositive and foll by to) conflicting (with) abhorrent to common sense. Collins English Dictionary.
Abhorrent definition: causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome. See examples of ABHORRENT used in a sentence.
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...
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.
