abhorrent
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin abhorrēns, present active participle of abhorreō (“‘abhor’”).
[edit] Adjective
abhorrent
- Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts.
- The persons most abhorrent from blood and treason - Edmund Burke
- The arts of pleasure in despotic courts I spurn abhorrent - Clover
- Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; -- followed by to.
- Injudicious profanation, so abhorrent to our stricter principles. -- Edward Gibbon
- Detestable
- Pride, abhorrent as it is - Isaac Taylor
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
- Bulgarian: отвратителен, гнусен
- French: répugnant
- German: verabscheuungswürdig
- Ido: abomininda, odiinda
- Interlingua: abhorrente, repugnante
- Italian: ripugnante it(it)
- Norwegian: avskyelig, vemmelig
- Spanish: repugnante es(es)
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- Vietnamese: ghê tởm, đáng ghét, trái với, mâu thuẫn với, không hợp với, ghét cay ghét đắng
[edit] Shorthand
- Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified,Anniversary): a - b - [dot] o - r - e - nt
- (Version: Pre-Anniversary): a - b - [dot] o - r - nt
[edit] French
[edit] Verb
abhorrent
- Third-person plural present indicative of abhorrer.
- Third-person plural present subjunctive of abhorrer.
