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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.
Abhorrent definition: causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome. See examples of ABHORRENT used in a sentence.
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 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.
abhorrent (to somebody) causing a strong feeling of hate, especially for moral reasons synonym repugnant. Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society.
ABHORRENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary. Meaning of abhorrent – Learner’s Dictionary. abhorrent. adjective. formal uk / əbˈhɒrənt / us. 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.
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.
