abhorrent

UK: /æbˈhɒrənt/

US: /æbˈhɔrənt, -ˈhɑr-/

US: (ab hôr′ənt, -hor′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ab•hor•rent /æbˈhɔrənt, -ˈhɑr-/   adj. 

1. causing hatred;
   detestable;
   loathsome:
   an abhorrent murder.
2. [ be + ~ + to] completely opposed to:
   That theory was abhorrent to civilized thinking.

ab•hor•rent•ly, adv. See -horr-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ab•hor•rent  (ab hôr′ənt, -hor′-), adj. 

1. causing repugnance;
   detestable;
   loathsome:
   an abhorrent deed.
2. utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually fol. by to):
   abhorrent to reason.
3. feeling extreme repugnance or aversion (usually fol. by of):
   abhorrent of waste.
4. remote in character (usually fol. by from):
   abhorrent from the principles of law.

• Latin abhorrent- (stem of abhorrēns, present participle of abhorrēre). See abhor, -ent
• 1610–20

ab•hor′rent•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. shocking, abominable.

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abhorrent / əbˈhɒrənt/ adjective

1. repugnant; loathsome
2. when postpositive, followed by of: feeling extreme aversion or loathing (for): abhorrent of vulgarity
3. usually postpositive and followed by to: conflicting (with): abhorrent to common sense