Adjective
- 1. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive, offensive (vs. inoffensive)
- usage: 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"
- 2. abominable, detestable, execrable, odious, hateful (vs. lovable)
- usage: unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
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