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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•hor•rent /æbˈhɔrənt, -ˈhɑr-/USA pronunciation adj. - causing hatred;
detestable;
loathsome:an abhorrent murder. - [ be + ~ + to] completely opposed to:That theory was abhorrent to civilized thinking.
ab•hor•rent•ly, adv. See -horr-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•hor•rent (ab hôr′ənt, -hor′-),USA pronunciation adj. - causing repugnance;
detestable;
loathsome:an abhorrent deed. - utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually fol. by to):abhorrent to reason.
- feeling extreme repugnance or aversion (usually fol. by of):abhorrent of waste.
- remote in character (usually fol. by from):abhorrent from the principles of law.
- Latin abhorrent- (stem of abhorrēns, present participle of abhorrēre). See abhor, -ent
- 1610–20
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shocking, abominable.
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