🇬🇧🇨🇳 abhorrent - 令人憎恶 : English Lesson

Meaning of "abhorrent" ("令人憎恶"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Abhorrent describes something that you really, really don't like. It makes you feel disgusted or like you want to stay far away from it. It's more than just not liking something; it's feeling a strong sense of dislike or even hatred for it. Think of someone who really hates the smell of broccoli – they might find it abhorrent! It means something is truly awful in your opinion.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The baby’s diaper smell was so abhorrent that even the trash can begged for mercy.

The smell of my dad’s gym shoes was so abhorrent that even the dog refused to go near them.

My dog finds baths abhorrent—he acts like the water is made of lava.

The villain’s plan was truly abhorrent—he wanted to replace all the world’s candy with broccoli!

I made an abhorrent mistake—I accidentally used salt instead of sugar in my cookies!

She opened the old fridge and found an abhorrent mess: moldy milk, slimy fruit, and an abhorrent smell that hit her like a punch. The sight was abhorrent, with black fuzz and crawling insects. She gagged at the abhorrent air, grabbed gloves, and pushed the whole rotten ruin outside, breathing relief as the abhorrent stench lifted.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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