Reprehensible vs Abhorrent - What's the difference?
reprehensible | abhorrent |
Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.
Deserving of reprehension.
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(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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As adjectives the difference between reprehensible and abhorrent
is that reprehensible is blameworthy, censurable, guilty while abhorrent is inconsistent with; far removed from; strongly opposed to, as, abhorrent thoughts.As a noun reprehensible
is a reprehensible person; a villain.reprehensible
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(en adjective)The Sandman Annotations, Sandman 14
- Scarlett O’Hara was the heroine of the novel/movie Gone with the Wind'' and the reprehensible sequel ''Scarlett .