abhorrentEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishabhorrent /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).