Local English word record

abhorrent

adjective · 1 sense

offensive to the mind

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Examples

  • an abhorrent deed
  • the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
  • morally repugnant customs
  • repulsive behavior
  • the most repulsive character in recent novels

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Synonyms

detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive

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