1 : causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred : being so repugnant as to stir up positive antagonism acts abhorrent to every right-minded person. 2 : not agreeable : contrary a notion abhorrent to their philosophy. 3a : feeling or showing strong dislike or hatred. b archaic : strongly opposed.
Is abhorrent a bad word?
abhorrent Add to list Share. Many people find cruelty toward animals abhorrent, that is, they think it's detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive, and offensive to the mind. In other words, they really, really don't like it.
How do you use abhorrent in a sentence?
Abhorrent sentence example
- The idea of the sovereignty of the people was to him utterly abhorrent , and even any delegation of sovereign power on his own part would have seemed a betrayal of a God-given trust. ...
- We believe most people would find this material abhorrent .
