abhorrent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite offensive to the mind
    detestable; repulsive; repugnant; obscene.
    • an abhorrent deed
    • the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
    • morally repugnant customs
    • repulsive behavior
    • the most repulsive character in recent novels

WordNet

Ab*hor"rent adjective
Etymology
L. abhorens, -rentis, p. pr. of abhorrere.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913