What does abhorrent mean?

abhorrent means "offensive to the mind".

How many syllables are in abhorrent?

abhorrent has 3 syllables: ab-hor-rent. The stress falls on "hor". In IPA it is /æbˈhɔɹənt/.

What is another word for abhorrent?

Close synonyms include detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is abhorrent a common word?

abhorrent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

abhorrent — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
offensive to the mind
“an abhorrent deed”
“the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee”
“morally repugnant customs”
“repulsive behavior”
“the most repulsive character in recent novels”
Synonymsdetestable obscene repugnant repulsive
Similaroffensive

Questions about abhorrent

What does abhorrent mean?: abhorrent means "offensive to the mind".
How many syllables are in abhorrent?: abhorrent has 3 syllables: ab-hor-rent. The stress falls on "hor". In IPA it is /æbˈhɔɹənt/.
What is another word for abhorrent?: Close synonyms include detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is abhorrent a common word?: abhorrent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for abhorrent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
offensive to the mind
“an abhorrent deed”
“the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee”
“morally repugnant customs”
“repulsive behavior”
“the most repulsive character in recent novels”
Synonymsdetestable obscene repugnant repulsive
Similaroffensive

Questions about abhorrent

What does abhorrent mean?: abhorrent means "offensive to the mind".
How many syllables are in abhorrent?: abhorrent has 3 syllables: ab-hor-rent. The stress falls on "hor". In IPA it is /æbˈhɔɹənt/.
What is another word for abhorrent?: Close synonyms include detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is abhorrent a common word?: abhorrent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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