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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesघृणित
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ghrinit
"यह एक घृणित अपराध है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant.
"Racism is abhorrent to civilized society."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin abhorrent- 'shrinking back in horror', from the verb abhorrere.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "abhorrent" is said worldwide
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abhorrent
Transliteration: abhorrent
"Ce comportement est tout à fait abhorrent."
abscheulich
Transliteration: abscheulich
"Das ist ein abscheuliches Verbrechen."
abborrito
Transliteration: abborrito
"Trovo questo atteggiamento del tutto abborrito."
aborrecible
Transliteration: aborrecible
"Sus acciones fueron completamente aborrecibles."
abominável
Transliteration: abominável
"A violência contra os fracos é abhorrente."
घृणित
Transliteration: ghrinit
"यह एक घृणित अपराध है।"
讨厌的
Transliteration: tǎoyàn de
"这种行为是令人 abhorrent 的。"
혐오스러운
Transliteration: hyeomoseureoun
"그 범죄는 혐오스러운 것이었다."
忌まわしい
Transliteration: imawashii
"そのような行為は忌まわしい。"
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