abomination
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9.1
- noun
- /əˌbɑːməˈneɪʃən/
- Offensive
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abominación
- Now, to my mind, it's an abomination to consider that any man, woman, or child in this magnificent country of ours should have to look upon a loaf of bread as a luxury.
That sandwich is such an abomination they couldn't find it in nature.
- That sandwich is such an abomination they couldn't find it in nature.
- And that idea was slavery is an abomination.
- The fact that this was not a topic on the debate stage is an abomination of our media.
- Because what it has made of my people is an abomination on rack.
- No, this is an abomination, not just for kids, but for parents.
- T came back and she went this is an abomination.
- And by the way, her Instagram was shut down, which is an an abomination.
Examples
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Pride is an abomination.
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The courage she's had to have in the face of this abomination of nature.
Fiction book (2001) -
No, this is an abomination, not just for kids, but for parents.
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But that one was an abomination.
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That flag is an abomination!
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Failure to cater for the aged is an abomination among various ethnic groups in Nigeria.
Academic text (2011) -
That sandwich is such an abomination they couldn't find it in nature.
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Her eyes are transfixed, staring at the abomination, too scared to scream.
Fiction book (1998) -
This is an abomination.
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Many people consider that act of cruelty towards animals to be an abomination.
Synonyms
21
9.5
Very bad or unfair actions that harm people
2
8.0
Very bad and morally wrong behavior
2
8.0
Being very rude and annoying to other people
1
6.5
How gross or unpleasant something is
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9.1
A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting
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7.0
A strong feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away
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9.8
A quality of being very bad and shocking
A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike
Something that causes strong disgust or makes people feel offended
A state that makes people feel offended or dislike something
Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike
Antonyms
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
abomination = abomin (opaque) = abomin + ation
There is no recognizable English base word for 'abomin', so the immediate base is not accessible to learners.
Etymology
Abomination comes from parts meaning 'away' and 'omen', shown in ab- and omen. Long ago it meant something people turned away from as a bad sign, so today an abomination is something people find extremely hateful or disgusting.