definition of the word abominate

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  • IPA: /əˈbɒmɪˌnət/

abominate (comparative more abominate, superlative most abominate)

1. (obsolete) Abominable; detested.

From Latin abominatus, past participle of abominari "to deprecate as ominous", "to abhor", "to curse"; derived from ab- "from" + omen "a foreboding".

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  • IPA: /əˈbɒmɪˌneɪt/

to abominate (third-person singular simple present abominates, present participle abominating, simple past and past participle abominated)

1. (transitive) To feel disgust towards; to abhor; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.

   "Much as I abominate writing, I would not give up Mr. Collins's correspondence for any consideration." (Pride and Prejudice)

• hate
• abhor
• loathe
• detest
• See also Wikisaurus:hate

• abominator

• abomination

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