Abhorrent vs Ignominious - What's the difference?
abhorrent | ignominious |
(archaic) Inconsistent with; far removed from; strongly opposed to, as, abhorrent thoughts.
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Contrary to; discordant.
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Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Detestable or repugnant.
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Marked by shame or disgrace.
*1902 , Thomas Ebenezer Webb, The Mystery of William Shakespeare: A Summary of Evidence , page 242:
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As adjectives the difference between abhorrent and ignominious
is that abhorrent is (archaic) inconsistent with; far removed from; strongly opposed to, as, abhorrent thoughts while ignominious is marked by shame or disgrace.abhorrent
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(Webster 1913)Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* Nouns to which abhorrent is often applied: behavior, act, crime, practice, thing. * (opposed) abhorrent'' is typically folled by ''from . * (contrary) abhorrent'' is followed by ''to .External links
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ignominious
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Greene died of a debauch; and Marlowe, the gracer of tragedians, perished in an ignominious brawl.
- In sheer malignity, thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion, this traitor has crept here under cover of night and destroyed our work of nearly a year.