abominate

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abominate

/əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/ US
/əˈbɒm.ɪˌneɪt/ US
/əˈbɒm.ə.nət/ US

Where it comes from

First attested in 1644. Perhaps a back-formation from abomination. Alternatively, perhaps from Late Latin abōminātus, past participle of abōminarī (“to deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab + ominari (“to forebode, presage”), from omen.

adjective more abominate · most abominate

rare Abominable; detested.

verb abominates · abominating · abominated

transitive To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread. "Much as I abominate writing, I would not give up Mr. Collins's correspondence for any consideration."
Similar: abhor, loathe, detest
colloquial, transitive To dislike strongly. I absolutely abominate waking up early on weekends.

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verb to feel disgust towards, to hate in the highest degree

Español	abominar
日本語	忌み嫌う imikirau, 唾棄する daki suru
中文	憎恨 zēnghèn, 厭惡 /厌恶 yànwù, 討厭 /讨厌 tǎoyàn
Português	abominar
Français	abominer
Deutsch	verabscheuen
Italiano	abominare
Ελληνικά	απεχθάνομαι apechthánomai
Русский	пита́ть отвраще́ние pitátʹ otvraščénije, ненави́деть nenavídetʹ, не выноси́ть ne vynosítʹ
Tiếng Việt	căm ghét
العربية	مَقَت maqat, تَطَيَّر taṭayyar
עברית	תיעב tiév

verb to dislike strongly

Deutsch	verabscheuen, hassen, völlig gegen den Strich gehen

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@misc{abominate_2026,
  title = {abominate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abominate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}