abominate
verb
abom·i·nate ə-ˈbä-mə-ˌnāt 
abominated; abominating
transitive verb
formal
: to hate or loathe intensely : abhor
Above all he abominated intolerance …
G. R. Elton
G. R. Elton abominator
ə-ˈbä-mə-ˌnā-tər
noun 
Synonyms
- abhor
- despise
- detest
- execrate
- hate
- loathe
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
a politician who is revered by his supporters and abominated by his enemies he abominates the sight of the park he once loved being turned into a parking lot
Recent Examples on the Web And there is nothing more deflating than watching someone who has put his foot wrong in this culture subject himself to performative self-criticism, abominating himself as a bearer of privilege. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 2 July 2019
Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 2 July 2019 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin abōminātus, past participle of abōminārī "to avert (an event forecast by an omen) by prayer, to abhor, detest," from ab- ab- + ōminārī "to know by means of an omen, presage," verbal derivative of ōmin-, ōmen omen
First Known Use
1597, in the meaning defined above
abominates
verb
as in hates
to dislike strongly he abominates the sight of the park he once loved being turned into a parking lot Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- hates
- detests
- abhors
- despises
- loathes
- disdains
- execrates
- has it in for
- deprecates
- deplores
- scorns
- disapproves (of)
- discountenances
- disfavors
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- loves
- desires
- prefers
- likes
- fancies
- favors
- enjoys
- admires
- relishes
- approves (of)
- worships
- adores
- treasures
- reveres
- cherishes
- idolizes
- prizes
- venerates
- esteems
- hallows