abhorrent
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/æbˈ(h)ɒɹənt/
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/æbˈ(h)ɒɹənt/ · /əbˈ(h)ɒɹənt/ · /æbˈhɔɹənt/ · /æbˈhɑɹənt/
Definition of abhorrent
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(archaic)Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
“abhorrent thoughts”
“The persons most abhorrent from blood, and treason, and arbitrary confiscation, might remain silent spectators of this civil war between the vices.”
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adj
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(archaic)Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
“abhorrent thoughts”
“The persons most abhorrent from blood, and treason, and arbitrary confiscation, might remain silent spectators of this civil war between the vices.”
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Contrary to something; discordant.
“This legal, and, as it should seem, injudicious profanation, so abhorrent to out stricter principles, was received with a very faint murmur, ...”
“In establishing his ideal state he expressed some opinions utterly abhorrent to our customs and ways of living. He believed, for instance, that all wives should be held in common ... with the result that no one could tell his own children from those of a perfect stranger.”
- Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
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Detestable or repugnant.
“If Pride, abhorrent as it is, and if Ambition, ...”
“That, I protest, is a doctrine psychologically impossible and ethically abhorrent.”
“The arts of pleasure in despotic courts I spurn, abhorrent; in a spotless heart I look for pleasure.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abhorrēns, abhorrēntis, present active participle of abhorreō (“abhor”). Equivalent to abhor + -ent.
Words you can make from abhorrent
200+ playable · top: EARTHBORN (14 pts)
Best play earthborn 14 points7-letter words
9 words6-letter words
27 words- BATHER 11 pts
- BERTHA 11 pts
- BOTHER 11 pts
- BREATH 11 pts
- HARBOR 11 pts
- ANTHER 9 pts
- ANTHRO 9 pts
- HORNET 9 pts
- NOTHER 9 pts
- RATHER 9 pts
- RHETOR 9 pts
- THENAR 9 pts
- THRONE 9 pts
- BANTER 8 pts
- BARREN 8 pts
- BARRET 8 pts
- BARTER 8 pts
- BOATER 8 pts
- BORANE 8 pts
- BORATE 8 pts
- REBATO 8 pts
- REBORN 8 pts
- ATONER 6 pts
- ERRANT 6 pts
- ORNATE 6 pts
- RANTER 6 pts
- RETORN 6 pts
5-letter words
54 words- ABHOR 10 pts
- BATHE 10 pts
- BERTH 10 pts
- BOHEA 10 pts
- BROTH 10 pts
- OBEAH 10 pts
- REHAB 10 pts
- THROB 10 pts
- EARTH 8 pts
- HATER 8 pts
- HEART 8 pts
- HERON 8 pts
- HONER 8 pts
- NEATH 8 pts
- NORTH 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- RATHE 8 pts
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- THORN 8 pts
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- ABORT 7 pts
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- BARER 7 pts
- BARON 7 pts
- BARRE 7 pts
- BATON 7 pts
- BEANO 7 pts
- BENTO 7 pts
- BETON 7 pts
- BOART 7 pts
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- BORNE 7 pts
- BRANT 7 pts
- BRENT 7 pts
- REBAR 7 pts
- TABER 7 pts
- TABOR 7 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- NOTER 5 pts
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- RATER 5 pts
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- TARRE 5 pts
- TENOR 5 pts
- TERRA 5 pts
- TONER 5 pts
- TRONA 5 pts
- TRONE 5 pts
4-letter words
88 words- BAHT 9 pts
- BATH 9 pts
- BETH 9 pts
- BOTH 9 pts
- HERB 9 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HANT 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HART 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HOAR 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HONE 7 pts
- HORA 7 pts
- HORN 7 pts
- OATH 7 pts
- RATH 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
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- THAN 7 pts
- THEN 7 pts
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- BANE 6 pts
- BARE 6 pts
- BARN 6 pts
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- BORN 6 pts
- BORT 6 pts
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- ETNA 4 pts
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- NOTA 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
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- RARE 4 pts
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- ROAR 4 pts
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- TARE 4 pts
- TARN 4 pts
- TARO 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TOEA 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TORA 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TORR 4 pts
3-letter words
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