abhorrent
adjective
[ əbˈhɒr(ə)nt ]
• inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant.
• "racism was abhorrent to us all"
Similar:
detestable,
detested,
hateful,
hated,
loathsome,
loathed,
despicable,
despised,
abominable,
abominated,
execrable,
execrated,
repellent,
repugnant,
repulsive,
revolting,
disgusting,
distasteful,
horrible,
horrid,
horrifying,
awful,
heinous,
reprehensible,
obnoxious,
odious,
nauseating,
offensive,
contemptible,
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin abhorrent- ‘shuddering away from in horror’, from the verb abhorrere (see abhor).