Definitions for: Abhorrent

[adj] 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"

Webster (1913) Definition: Ab*hor"rent, a. [L. abhorens, -rentis, p. pr. of
abhorrere.]
1. Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence;
loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent
thoughts.

The persons most abhorrent from blood and treason.
--Burke.

The arts of pleasure in despotic courts I spurn
abhorrent. --Clover.

2. Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; --
followed by to. ``Injudicious profanation, so abhorrent to
our stricter principles.'' --Gibbon.

3. Detestable. ``Pride, abhorrent as it is.'' --I. Taylor.

Synonyms: detestable, obscene, offensive, repugnant, repulsive

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