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1. (adj.) abhorrent
causing repugnance or aversion; detestable; loathsome:
an abhorrent deed.
2. abhorrent
utterly opposed or in conflict; contrary (usu. fol. by to):
abhorrent to reason.
3. abhorrent
feeling extreme repugnance or aversion (usu. fol. by of):
abhorrent of waste.
Etymology: (1610–20; < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
offensive to the mind
"an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) abhorrent
abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts
2. (adj) abhorrent
contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; -- followed by to
3. (adj) abhorrent
detestable
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Sense: (withto) hateful
Fighting was abhorrent to him.
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 Afrikaans: verfoeilik |
 Arabic: مَكْرُوه، مَقِيت |
 Bulgarian: отвратителен |
 Brazilian: detestável |
 Czech: odporný |
 German: verhaßt |
 Danish: afskyelig |
 Greek: απεχθής, αποκρουστικός |
 Spanish: detestable, aborrecible |
 Estonian: vastumeelne |
 Farsi: نفرت انگیز |
 Finnish: kammottava |
 French: odieux (à) |
 Hebrew: מְתוֹעָב |
 Hindi: घृणित |
 Croatian: mrzak |
 Hungarian: iszonyatos |
 Indonesian: menjijikkan |
 Icelandic: andstyggilegur |
 Italian: disgustoso, odioso |
 Japanese: ひどくいやな |
 Korean: 몹시 싫은 |
 Lithuanian: atgrasus |
 Latvian: riebīgs, pretīgs |
 Malay: menjadi kebencian |
 Dutch: weerzinwekkend |
 Norwegian: avskyelig |
 Polish: odrażający |
 Persian: نفرت انگیز |
 Pashto: كركجن |
 Portuguese: detestável |
 Romanian: detestat |
 Russian: ненавистный |
 Slovak: odporný, protivný |
 Slovenian: zoprn |
 Serbian: odvratan |
 Swedish: motbjudande, förhatlig |
 Thai: น่าชิงชัง |
 Turkish: iğrenç, tiksindirici |
 Taiwanese: 令人憎惡或痛恨的 |
 Ukrainian: огидний, відразливий |
 Urdu: مکروہ ، قابلِ نفرت |
 Vietnamese: ghê tởm |
 Chinese: 令人厌恶的，可恶的 |
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