definition of the word abomination

Old English abominacioun, -cion, Latin abominatio. See abominate

• (RP) IPA: /əbɒmɪˈneɪʃn/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

abomination (plural abominations)

1. The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in abomination.
2. That which is abominable; anything hateful, wicked, or shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; a hateful or shameful vice; pollution.
   • Antony, most large in his abominations. Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, III-vi
3. A cause of pollution or wickedness.

• detestation
• loathing
• abhorrence
• disgust
• aversion
• loathsomeness
• odiousness

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