abhorrent: Meaning and Definition of
ab•hor•rent
Pronunciation: (ab-hôr'unt, -hor'-), [key] — adj.
- causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome: an abhorrent deed.
- utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually fol. by to): abhorrent to reason.
- feeling extreme repugnance or aversion (usually fol. by of): abhorrent of waste.
- remote in character (usually fol. by from): abhorrent from the principles of law.
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