Main Entry:

ab·hor·rent

Pronunciation:

\-ənt\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Latin abhorrent-, abhorrens, present participle of abhorrēre

Date:

1599

1 aarchaic : strongly opposed b: feeling or showing abhorrence2: not agreeable : contrary <a notion abhorrent to their philosophy>3: being so repugnant as to stir up positive antagonism <acts abhorrent to every right-minded person>

— ab·hor·rent·ly adverb