Abhorrent
adjective
Something very unpleasant or disgusting.
Racial discrimination is abhorrent to us all.
Often appears as...
- abhorrent to
- abhorrent behavior
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Disapproving
adjective
Strongly opposed or conflicting.
It was completely abhorrent to her philosophy.
Often appears as...
- abhorrent to
- abhorrent view
adjective
Inspiring disgust and loathing.
Child abuse is abhorrent.
Often appears as...
- abhorrent act
- abhorrent crime
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Something very unpleasant or disgusting.
Racial discrimination is abhorrent to us all.
Often appears as...
- abhorrent to
- abhorrent behavior
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Strongly opposed or conflicting.
It was completely abhorrent to her philosophy.
Often appears as...
- abhorrent to
- abhorrent view
adjective
Inspiring disgust and loathing.
Child abuse is abhorrent.
Often appears as...
- abhorrent act
- abhorrent crime
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Intensity of Disgust
Use 'abhorrent' to express a very strong repulsion towards something morally offensive.
Child exploitation is abhorrent and must be stopped.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Weight
'Abhorrent' carries a heavy emotional charge, signaling deep contempt.
His abhorrent remarks about different races were condemned.
Pro Tip 1/2Intensity of Disgust
Use 'abhorrent' to express a very strong repulsion towards something morally offensive.
Child exploitation is abhorrent and must be stopped.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Weight
'Abhorrent' carries a heavy emotional charge, signaling deep contempt.
His abhorrent remarks about different races were condemned.
Pro Tip 1/2Intensity of Disgust
Use 'abhorrent' to express a very strong repulsion towards something morally offensive.
Child exploitation is abhorrent and must be stopped.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Weight
'Abhorrent' carries a heavy emotional charge, signaling deep contempt.
His abhorrent remarks about different races were condemned.
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The strange politics of...
One of them said a man is house-sitting for his grandmother. When his grandmother's away, he has sex with his girlfriend on his grandma's bed. In another one, we said a woman enjoys masturbating with her favorite teddy bear cuddled next to her. People find these to be more morally abhorrent
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The strange politics of...
for his grandmother when his grandmother's away he has sex with his girlfriend on his grandma's bed in another one we said a woman enjoys masturbating with her favorite teddy bear cuddle next to her people find these to be more morally abhorrent if
Video examples
The strange politics of...
One of them said a man is house-sitting for his grandmother. When his grandmother's away, he has sex with his girlfriend on his grandma's bed. In another one, we said a woman enjoys masturbating with her favorite teddy bear cuddled next to her. People find these to be more morally abhorrent
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The strange politics of...
for his grandmother when his grandmother's away he has sex with his girlfriend on his grandma's bed in another one we said a woman enjoys masturbating with her favorite teddy bear cuddle next to her people find these to be more morally abhorrent if
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Quote examples
Edwin Markham
American Poet
Custom is the great deadener.' There is no doubt that we of the white race are going on obliviously supporting customs that would seem abhorrent and incredible to a higher and more brotherly civilization.
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Allyson Schwartz
American Politician
Iran's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons, support for international terrorist organizations, and abhorrent human rights practices pose one of the greatest threats to global security.
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Casey Affleck
American Actor
I believe that any kind of mistreatment of anyone for any reason is unacceptable and abhorrent, and everyone deserves to be treated with respect in the workplace and anywhere else.
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Davey Havok
American Musician
Personally I have never found the practice of recreational drug use appealing. In fact, I have always found the lifestyle and the people who surround it to be abhorrent.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
As abhorrent as some of this content can be, I do think that it gets down to this principle of giving people a voice.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is body without mind.
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James Joyce
Irish Novelist
There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being.
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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Carole Radziwill
American Journalist
Age-shaming women is abhorrent.
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Edwin Markham
American Poet
Custom is the great deadener.' There is no doubt that we of the white race are going on obliviously supporting customs that would seem abhorrent and incredible to a higher and more brotherly civilization.
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Allyson Schwartz
American Politician
Iran's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons, support for international terrorist organizations, and abhorrent human rights practices pose one of the greatest threats to global security.
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Casey Affleck
American Actor
I believe that any kind of mistreatment of anyone for any reason is unacceptable and abhorrent, and everyone deserves to be treated with respect in the workplace and anywhere else.
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Davey Havok
American Musician
Personally I have never found the practice of recreational drug use appealing. In fact, I have always found the lifestyle and the people who surround it to be abhorrent.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
As abhorrent as some of this content can be, I do think that it gets down to this principle of giving people a voice.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is body without mind.
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James Joyce
Irish Novelist
There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being.
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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Carole Radziwill
American Journalist
Age-shaming women is abhorrent.
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