abhorrent

IPA: æbhˈɔrʌnt

adjective

  • (archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
  • Contrary to something; discordant.
  • Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
  • Detestable or repugnant.
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Examples of "abhorrent" in Sentences

  • I personally find the practice abhorrent.
  • Mocking the dead is abhorrent, and puerile.
  • I think the man is abhorrent and an imbecile.
  • Many of these things were abhorrent to the Antifederalists.
  • Millions of invasion refugees living in abhorrent conditions.
  • American acquiescence to these attacks on humanity is abhorrent.
  • Even more abhorrent is [...] claims that Jews everywhere should feel dual loyalty to Israel.
  • The attempt to sanction and legitimize something so obviously immoral and abhorrent is unprecedented in our history.
  • But, just as abhorrent is the idea that I should take it upon myself to make sure no one has an opportunity to read those books.
  • Even more abhorrent is when some of these “pro-Israel” voices actually make the jaw-dropping claims that Jews everywhere should feel dual loyalty to Israel.
  • House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who labeled House Republicans 'behavior here "abhorrent," is a vocal opponent of parental consent laws with regard to abortions for underage girls.
  • Although Foreign Minister John Baird last week slammed China for what he called "abhorrent acts" against religious believers, both Houlden and Woo said the attack would not cause China inordinate grief.
  • That band of criminals masquerading as a presidential administration did incalculable damage by claiming that something which any civilized person finds abhorrent is actually a rational and permissible instrument of state policy.

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