Abhorrent
Definition
Causing intense disgust or moral revulsion.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abhorrēns, abhorrēntis, present active participle of abhorreō (“abhor”). Equivalent to abhor + -ent.
Synonyms
obscene, repugnant, repulsive, offensive, detestable
In a sentence
- The proposal was abhorrent to everyone who read it.
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Source
Vocabulary_Master.csv