abomination
Meanings
Plural: abominations
Noun
- a person who is loathsome or disgusting
- hate coupled with disgust
- an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence
- "his treatment of the children is an abomination"
- An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
- The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred
- 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).
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin abōminātiō, abōminātiōnem (“abomination”) Doublet of abominatio.
Synonyms
abhorrence, aversion, detestation, disgust, execration, loathing, loathsomeness, odiousness, odium, perversion
Scrabble Score: 15
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