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abhorrent

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ab·hor·rent  (b-hôrnt, -hr-)
adj.
1. Disgusting, loathsome, or repellent.
2. Feeling repugnance or loathing.
3. Archaic Being strongly opposed.

ab·horrent·ly adv.

abhorrent
Adjective
hateful or disgusting
abhorrence n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.abhorrent - 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"
offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"

abhorrent
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Spanish abhorrent [əbˈhɔrənt] adjaborrecible, detestable
French abhorrent [əbˈhɔrənt] adjodieux/euse, exécrable
German abhorrent [əbˈhɔrənt] abhor adjabscheulich
Italian abhorrent [əbˈhɔrənt] adjodioso/a

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As this was abhorrent to his fine spiritual nature, he sent for the District Attorney and asked that the case against him be dismissed.
It is simply abhorrent, but when you have once granted him his material for his own use, it is idle and foolish to deny his power.
The poor voyageurs, too, continually irritated his spleen by their "lubberly" and unseemly habits, so abhorrent to one accustomed to the cleanliness of a man-of-war.
 
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