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abomination

noun
/əˌbɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/UK/əˌbɑ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/US/əˌbɑ.məˈneɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin abōminātiō, abōminātiōnem (“abomination”) Doublet of abominatio.

  1. derived from abōminātiō — “abomination”
  2. derived from abomination — “horror, disgust”
  3. inherited from abominacioun

Definitions

  1. An abominable act

    An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.

    • Onely th’adulterous Anthony, most large / In his abhominations, turnes you off
    • Religious sodomy was practised by male prostitutes in the Hebrew temple groves, which was one of the abominations of Israel that Josiah cleared away.

  2. The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred

  3. A state that excites detestation or abhorrence

    A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. That which is abominable, shamefully vile

      That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred (often with religious undertones).

      • Appalled by a child she found hideous, Philyra begged the gods to free her from having to rear such an abomination.
      • Elon Musk, the billionaire tech entrepreneur, has opened a new rift with Donald Trump by denouncing the US president’s tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination”.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA