Abomination
WordNet
noun
(1) An action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence
"His treatment of the children is an abomination"
(2) Hate coupled with disgust
(3) A person who is loathsome or disgusting
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Etymology
Old English abominacioun, -cion, Latin abominatio. See abominate
Noun
- The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in abomination.
- That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones.
- Antony, most large in his abominations. Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, III-vi
Synonyms
- detestation
- loathing
- abhorrence
- disgust
- aversion
- loathsomeness
- odiousness
Noun
- Something vile and abominable; an abomination.
- Revulsion, abomination, disgust.