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Definition of Abhorrent
Abhorrent

Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts.

Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; -- followed by to.

Detestable.

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Abhorrent Quotations

Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.
Winston Churchill

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is body without mind.
Thomas Jefferson

Iran's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons, support for international terrorist organizations, and abhorrent human rights practices pose one of the greatest threats to global security.
Allyson Schwartz

I said I thought female labour of the sort exacted from these slaves, and corporal chastisement such as they endure, must be abhorrent to any manly or humane man.
Fanny Kemble

Studios have been trying to get rid of the actor for a long time and now they can do it. They got animation. NO more actor, although for now they still have to borrow a voice or two. Anyway, I find it abhorrent.
James Coburn

Abhorrent Translations

abhorrent in Dutch is afschuwelijk
abhorrent in French is hideux
abhorrent in Norwegian is avskyelig, vemmelig
abhorrent in Spanish is vitando, detestable
abhorrent in Swedish is motbjudande


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