abhorrent
adjective
ab·hor·rent
əb-ˈhȯr-ənt 
-ˈhär-,
ab-
1
: causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred : being so repugnant as to stir up positive antagonism
acts abhorrent to every right-minded person
2
: not agreeable : contrary
a notion abhorrent to their philosophy
3
a
: feeling or showing strong dislike or hatred
b
archaic
: strongly opposed
abhorrently
adverb
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The report, published by London’s The Times newspaper, found the teen was not picked up by his parents earlier this year at a court hearing after the Atlantis Leadership Academy was closed due to abhorrent conditions.
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Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2024
There can be no place for such abhorrent behaviour and our thoughts are with all those affected.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 31 July 2024
What happened today to President Trump is abhorrent and should never be tolerated.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2024
In the aftermath, sober pundits and politicians have said there is no place in democracy for violence, but that cannot become a platitude, lost in the frenzy of another abhorrent episode.
—Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2024
There can be no place for such abhorrent behaviour and our thoughts are with all those affected.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 31 July 2024
What happened today to President Trump is abhorrent and should never be tolerated.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2024
In the aftermath, sober pundits and politicians have said there is no place in democracy for violence, but that cannot become a platitude, lost in the frenzy of another abhorrent episode.
—Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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abhorrent
adjective
ab·hor·rent
əb-ˈhȯr-ənt
-ˈhär-,
ab-
1
: causing or deserving strong dislike
2
: not agreeable : contrary
a notion abhorrent to their beliefs
abhorrently
adverb
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