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abhorrent

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abhorrent /əbˈhɒr(ə)nt , əˈbɒr(ə)nt /
adjective inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant:
racism was abhorrent to us all.
– DERIVATIVES
abhorrently /əbˈhɒr(ə)ntli , əˈbɒr(ə)ntli / adverb
– ORIGIN late 16th century: from Latin abhorrent- shuddering away from in horror, from the verb abhorrere (see abhor).
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