abomination

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˌbɒmɪˈneɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˌbɑməˈneɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə bom′ə nā′shən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•bom•i•na•tion /əˌbɑməˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. 
  1. [countable] something abominable.
  2. great dislike:[uncountable]She looked at him with abomination.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•bom•i•na•tion  (ə bom′ə nā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. anything abominable;
    anything greatly disliked or abhorred.
  2. intense aversion or loathing;
    detestation:He regarded lying with abomination.
  3. a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit, etc.:Spitting in public is an abomination.
  • Late Latin abōminātiōn- (stem of abōminātiō). See abominate, -ion
  • Middle English ab(h)ominacioun 1350–1400
    2. hatred. 3. corruption, depravity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abomination /əˌbɒmɪˈneɪʃən/ n
  1. a person or thing that is disgusting
  2. an action that is vicious, vile, etc
  3. intense loathing
'abomination' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abhorrence - execration - hatred - horror - self-abomination

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