abhorrent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: abhorrent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for abhorrent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abhorrent adj offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" Synonym(s): abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abhorrent \Abhor"rent\, a. [L. abhorens, -rentis, p. pr. of abhorrere.] 1. Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent* thoughts. The persons most abhorrent from blood and treason. --Burke. The arts of pleasure in despotic courts I spurn abhorrent. --Clover. 2. Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; -- followed by to. [bd]Injudicious profanation, so abhorrent to our stricter principles.[b8] --Gibbon. 3. Detestable. [bd]Pride, abhorrent as it is.[b8] --I. Taylor.