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English

1. (idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing
2. to describe someone's immoral acts which make one furious

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 指某人嘅不道德行為令人極為憤怒；字面指令人嬲到頭髮都豎起晒

Examples

• 兇徒嘅殘暴行為簡直令人髮指。

  The savage acts of the criminal get one's hackles up.

• 阿里穆罕默德蓋迪總理週六在奈洛比對記者表示，他的政府強烈譴責所謂的「令人髮指、犯罪且不人道的行為」。

  Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi told reporters in Nairobi Saturday that his government strongly condemns what he called an "abhorrent, criminal and inhumane act."

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