abhorrent

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /æbˈhɔɹ.ənt/ UK /æbˈ(h)ɒɹ.ənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #42111

Meanings

1

adj
Causing strong feelings of disgust and hatred; utterly unacceptable.

Most people find any form of cruelty to children abhorrent.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · causing strong feelings of... repulsive detestable repugnant

Opposites

nonabhorrentunabhorrent

Word family

Related forms abhor abhorred abhorrence abhorrency abhorrently abhorrer abhorrible abhorring

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abhorrēns, abhorrēntis, present active participle of abhorreō (“abhor”). Equivalent to abhor + -ent.

*ǵʰers- Proto-Indo-European abhorrens Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# abhorrent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /æbˈhɔɹ.ənt/
**IPA (UK):** /æbˈ(h)ɒɹ.ənt/
**Frequency rank:** 42111

## Meanings
1. Causing strong feelings of disgust and hatred; utterly unacceptable.

## Examples
- Most people find any form of cruelty to children abhorrent.

## Antonyms
- nonabhorrent
- unabhorrent

## Related Forms
- abhor
- abhorred
- abhorrence
- abhorrency
- abhorrently
- abhorrer
- abhorrible
- abhorring

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵʰers-
- Root: abhorrens

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abhorrēns, abhorrēntis, present active participle of abhorreō (“abhor”). Equivalent to abhor + -ent.

## AI Etymology
Abhorrent is borrowed from Latin abhorrēns, abhorrēntis, present active participle of abhorreō (“abhor”). Equivalent to abhor + -ent. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *ǵʰers- (Proto-Indo-European) and abhorrens (Latin). Current senses include causing strong feelings of disgust and hatred; utterly unacceptable. The wider family includes related words such as abhor, abhorred, abhorrence, abhorrency, and abhorrently.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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