The meaning of ABHORRENT is causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred : being so repugnant as to stir up positive antagonism. How to use abhorrent in a sentence.

Clinicians in particular, highly educated and trained to care for vulnerable people, are prone to view racism as morally abhorrent, as a violation of both personal and professional values.

"This is an abhorrent violation when all of our likenesses are incredibly personal to each of us," he added.

abhorrent (to somebody) causing a strong feeling of hate, especially for moral reasons synonym repugnant. Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society.

If something is abhorrent to you, you hate it very much or consider it completely unacceptable.

1. causing repugnance or aversion; detestable; loathsome: an abhorrent deed. 2. utterly opposed or in conflict; contrary (usu. fol. by to): abhorrent to reason. 3. feeling extreme repugnance or …

loathsome: an abhorrent murder. [ be + ~ + to] completely opposed to: That theory was abhorrent to civilized thinking. ab•hor•rent•ly, adv. See -horr-.

Abhorrent is an adjective that refers to something inspiring disgust, repulsion or intense aversion. It often describes a behaviour, conduct or action that is completely unacceptable, morally …

When you think of abhorrent, think of horror, as in something so vile and loathsome that you can only react to it in horror. In fact, the word abhorrent in Latin means “to recoil (back away) in …

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective abhorrent, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.