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[ uh-bom-uh-ney-shuhn ] / əˌbɒm əˈneɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR abomination ON THESAURUS.COM
nounanything abominable; anything greatly disliked or abhorred. intense aversion or loathing; detestation: He regarded lying with abomination. a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit, etc.: Spitting in public is an abomination. Origin of abomination1350–1400; Middle English ab(h)ominacioun<Late Latin abōminātiōn- (stem of abōminātiō). See abominate, -ion SYNONYMS FOR abomination2 hatred. 3 corruption, depravity. SEE SYNONYMS FOR abomination ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM abominationself-a·bom·i·na·tion, nounsu·per·a·bom·i·na·tion, nounWords nearby abominationA-bomb, Abomey, abominable, Abominable Snowman, abominate, abomination, abondance, à bon marché, aboon, aborad, aboral Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for abominationAmerican sanctions on Russia, he said, were an “abomination of hypocrisy.” Meet The Putin-Loving Congressman Who’s Worried About Fluoride In Our Drinking Water|James Kirchick|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Everyone who loves India should mourn this abomination called Telangana. India’s Newest State Telangana Is Bosnia Redux|Kranti Rai|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Was this a deliberate attempt to soften his constantly repeated refrain that Obamacare is an abomination? Mitt Romney Muddles His Message on Health Care|Howard Kurtz|September 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST Their sins are unforgivable, and their disregard of the children is an abomination. Penn State and Catholic Church Child Sex-Abuse Trials Divide Penn. Public|Marci A. Hamilton|May 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
All of this is an abomination not merely as a matter of principle, but even in purely practical terms. A Kangaroo Court for Khalid Sheik Mohammed|Paul Campos|April 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST I don't see why you should speak as if I were urging some abomination. The number of the theatres increased, and a succession of writers of the "New School" filled the theatres with abomination. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 70, No. 431, September 1851|Various The belief in immortality, also prevalent, though less general, was to them an abomination. The Lords of the Ghostland|Edgar Saltus I suppose you don't know what an abomination of selfishness you are. A Tar-Heel Baron|Mabell Shippie Clarke Pelton To think of her in any other light would be an abomination to him. The Landleaguers|Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for abomination
nouna person or thing that is disgusting an action that is vicious, vile, etc intense loathing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to abominationcurse, horror, detestation, anathema, evil, shame, plague, aversion, torment, nuisance, bother, offense, wrong, crime |