- abhorrent (adj.)
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[abhorrent 词源字典] - 1610s, "in a position or condition to recoil," usually with from; from Latin abhorentem (nominative abhorrens), present participle of abhorrere; see abhor. Meaning "repugnant" is from 1650s. Earlier was abhorrable (late 15c.).[abhorrent etymology, abhorrent origin, 英语词源]