abomination
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abomination
- /əˌbɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /əˌbɑ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ US
- /əˌbɑ.məˈneɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin abōminātiō, abōminātiōnem (“abomination”) Doublet of abominatio.
noun abominations · abhomination · abominacioun
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An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
Onely th’adulterous Anthony, most large / In his abhominations, turnes you off
Similar: perversion
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The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred
Similar: abhorrence, aversion, detestation, disgust, loathing, loathsomeness, odiousness
- A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: loathing, detestation, odium, abhorrence, execration, atrocity, sin, horror, monstrosity, anathema, monster, abusement, vileness, immorality, infamy, villainy
Translations
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noun abominable act
| Español | abominación |
|---|---|
| Português | abominação |
| Français | abomination |
| Deutsch | Gräuel, Greuel, verabscheuungswürdige Tat, widerwärtiges Benehmen, Abscheulichkeit, Grässlichkeit |
| Русский | ме́рзость mérzostʹ |
| עברית | תוֹעֵבָה toevá, שֶׁקֶץ shékets |
noun feeling of extreme disgust
| Español | abominación, repugnancia, aborrecimiento |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 嫌悪 ken'o |
| 中文 | 厭惡 /厌恶 yànwù |
| Português | abominação, repugnância |
| Français | abomination |
| Deutsch | Abscheu, Verabscheuung |
| Română | aversiune |
| Русский | отвраще́ние otvraščénije, омерзе́ние omerzénije |
noun something abominable
| Español | abominación, maldad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 厭惡 /厌恶 yànwù |
| Português | abominação |
| Français | abomination |
| Deutsch | Abscheulichkeit |
| Italiano | abominio, abominazione |
| Ελληνικά | βδέλυγμα vdélygma, έκτρωμα éktroma, εξάμβλωμα exámvloma |
| Română | abominațiune |
| Русский | га́дость gádostʹ, ме́рзость mérzostʹ |
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