to abominate
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9.4
- verb
- /əˈbɑːməˌneɪt/
- Formal
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abominar
- I abominate them all, from "D'backs" to "Jays" to "M's".
Examples
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I hate, loathe, despise and abominate money.
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"I do so abominate beige.
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Oh, there is nothing I so abominate for young people as a long engagement.
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I despise and abominate people
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I abhor and abominate alliteration.
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The overwhelming majority of the German people abominated the crimes committed against the Jews and did not participate in them.
Academic text (2006) -
If there's anything I hate, loathe, despise and abominate, it's a bully!
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But there's no reason to refrain from abominating the parents for abusing their kids in this way.
Blog text (27) -
I detest fun, I appall laughter, I despise noise, I abominate music, I anathematize candy.
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I abominate the idea of cheating in sports because it ruins the integrity of the game.
Synonyms
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1.0
To feel a very strong dislike for someone or something
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4.9
To strongly dislike and have no respect for someone or something
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5.3
To dislike someone or something very strongly
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3.5
To feel a very strong dislike for someone or something
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7.8
To hate something very much
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9.9
To strongly hate and say someone or something is very bad
Antonyms
How Hateful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word abominate comes from Latin parts ab- 'away' and omen 'sign', because people originally turned away from things seen as a bad sign. So to abominate something today is to hate or strongly dislike it, almost as if you must avoid it.