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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,
Opposite: admirable, loved,
Origin: late 16th century: from Latin abhorrent- ‘shuddering away from in horror’, from the verb abhorrere (see abhor).


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