/ əbˈhɒrənt; NAmE -ˈhɔːr-; -ˈhɑːr-/ adjective
( formal ) abhorrent (to sb) causing hatred, especially for moral reasons
SYN repugnant :
Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Latin abhorrent- shuddering away from in horror, from the verb abhorrere , from ab- away from + horrere to shudder.