Abomination

/əˌbɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
2. (uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred
3. (obsolete, uncountable) A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution.
4. (countable) That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred (often with religious undertones).

Example Sentences

Onely th’adulterous Anthony, most large / In his abhominations, turnes you off

Religious sodomy was practised by male prostitutes in the Hebrew temple groves, which was one of the abominations of Israel that Josiah cleared away.

Appalled by a child she found hideous, Philyra begged the gods to free her from having to rear such an abomination.

Elon Musk, the billionaire tech entrepreneur, has opened a new rift with Donald Trump by denouncing the US president’s tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination”.

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Word Forms

• abominations
• abhomination
• abominacioun

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