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Word: Abhorrent
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin abhorrent- ‘shuddering away from in horror’, from the verb abhorrere (see abhor)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əbˈhɒrənt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈbɒrənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant
Short Definition:inspiring disgust and loathing
Examples:- racism was abhorrent to us all
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