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adjective
1.
causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome: an abhorrent deed.
2.
utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually followed by to): abhorrent to reason.
3.
feeling extreme repugnance or aversion (usually followed by of): abhorrent of waste.
4.
remote in character (usually followed by from): abhorrent from the principles of law.
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Abhorrent
is always a great word to know.
So is abrupt. Does it mean:
| original or earliest known |
| sudden or unexpected, usually unwelcome |
Example Sentences
- Many plants are so abhorrent to insects that they will not nest near them.
- The rule applies unless the Legislature explicitly prohibits recognition or recognition would be abhorrent to public policy.
- The remedy for abhorrent speech, however, is more speech.
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Word Origin & History
abhorrent
1610s, "in a position or condition to recoil," usually with from; from L. abhorrens (gen. abhorrentis), prp. of abhorrere; see abhor. Meaning "repugnant" is from 1650s.
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