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Abhorrent meaning in English

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Abhorrent

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Adjective

1. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive

offensive to the mind

Example Sentences:
'an abhorrent deed'
'the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee'
'morally repugnant customs'
'repulsive behavior'
'the most repulsive character in recent novels'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Abhorrent

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adjective
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

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Abhorrent

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adjective
1. 
causing disgust, hatred, etc.; detestable
an abhorrent crime
2. 
feeling abhorrence
3. 
opposed or contrary (to)
abhorrent to his principles

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Abhorrent

see synonyms of abhorrent
adj.
1. Disgusting, loathsome, or repellent.
2. Feeling repugnance or loathing.

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